Fuzzy Legal Arguments, and Questions To Be Resolved
The afternoon’s portion of the status hearing began at 2:15, in an ever-so-slightly cooler courtroom.
Hopes ran to more accomplishments like what was seen in the morning. Hopes largely dashed…or at least postponed.
Judge Leibovitz began by returning to sexual orientation – an issue all thought resolved this morning,...
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Zaborsky Withdraws Motion to Suppress
An interesting consent motion ran across the clerk’s desk late Friday afternoon, but because the District of Columbia was celebrating Emancipation Day the Courthouse was closed. And perhaps ironically, this filing may be evidence of Victor Zaborsky trying to free himself.
It appears that Zaborsky’s counsel Thomas Connolly, or a lower...
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Victor Zaborsky’s MPD Interview Transcript
In contrast to the sometimes meandering interview of his domestic partner, Joe Price, Victor Zaborsky seemed to choose his words far more carefully as he spoke to DC MPD detectives on the night of Robert’s murder. Evidently.
Last summer in Paul Duggan’s Washington Post series we got to listen to Zaborsky’s...
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Kirschner Pulls A Couple Rabbits Out Of His Hat
With the May trial looming just weeks away, we’re trying to stay current with the latest motions and filings. Not always easy given the challenges posed by DC’s stone age system of court document storage and distribution.
Hitting the clerk’s office last week was the government’s slim...
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Friday’s Hearing – And Behavior – Raises A New Theory
The more time passes from Friday’s status hearing, the more serious questions arise. We love hearings like that, and will have much to say over the next few weeks.
As always, there were small details of the day that could easily be over-looked. Mere dots on...
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A New Judge, And A New Attitude, In Moultrie >> New pic added
Long time Wone observers had become accustomed to the somewhat folksy ways and relaxed pace of Judge Fredrick Weisberg. Whatever else learned from today’s status hearing, it was obvious that new Judge Lynn Leibovitz came ready to rumble.
“I’m not inviting arguments, but...
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The Toxicology Report
For the past three years, case watchers have held many unanswered questions regarding several aspects of drugs, testing and blood samples. Both prosecution and defense teams have shared some of those questions.
In the original affidavit, the government theorizes that prior to his stabbing Robert Wone was injected with paralytics. They base this on two...
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Pretty Vacant
So, we were pulling our January schedules together the other day, and we wanted to make sure the January 15th status hearing was still on. Guess what we noticed?
According to the court calendar, the January 15th status hearing has been “vacated.” Does this mean Weisberg is out, and no we don’t mean out of...
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Joe & Victor hire a friend; Dylan goes from zero to 60 in seconds
For more than two years after the murder of Robert Wone, not a single charge was filed in the case. Many believe one of the reasons was how quickly the three Swann Street housemates hired legal counsel.
While the defendants have claimed they answered...
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And A Full Dance Card
It’s hard to say enough about the high caliber defense teams working on behalf of the Swann Street roommates. Of the four attorneys, two stand out from their years as Assistant US Attorney’s in DC: Thomas Connolly and David Schertler.
Connolly was best known for the dogged prosecution of James Nicholson,...
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On August 2nd, 2006, Washington attorney Robert E. Wone was murdered at 1509 Swann Street. Over two years passed before any criminal charges were filed - and then only conspiracy, obstruction of justice and crime scene tampering charges were brought against the Swann Street housemates, all present in the home on the night of the murder: Joe Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky.
On May 17, 2010, a DC Superior Court trial got underway and all three defendants were all acquitted in that bench trial on those pending charges.
Nearly four years later, very little seems clear about what happened that night and who murdered Robert Wone. A cloud of suspicion remains over the Swann Street defendants who have denied any involvement in the murder of their friend or in the alleged cover up.
Judge Lynn Leibovitz found a moral certainty in their collective guilt, but not evidentiary certainty. Civil proceedings in a wrongful death suit filed by Robert's family is the next chapter in this tragic story.
We continue to work together seeking answers to the mystery of Robert Wone's murder and in finding justice for his memory and legacy.
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