Govt’s Streamlined Case Up Ends the C.W. Who Wins and Loses? Friday’s status hearing revealed that the government was “winnowing” their case as the May 10 trial date draws near. By dropping many of the uncharged conducted aspects and focusing only…
Month: March 2010
"Our Theory is Evolving."
A Clearer Sense of What We’ll See at Trial Considering the reams of paper filed in advance of Friday’s status hearing, Judge Lynn Leibovitz again demonstrated firm command in managing her courtroom. Amazing what can be accomplished in just one…
More From Moultrie
Status Hearing Updates 420pm: Adjournment. Headlines: Full speed ahead to May 10 trial start. Judge does not want continuance. Govt to “winnow”some theories they present to jury. April 5 next status hearing. Full report to come. 305pm – Hearing underway…
"Do I Need A Lawyer?"
Joe Price May Find Out At Today’s Status Hearing. At the January 15 status hearing, Judge Lynn Leibovitz set several deadlines for both sides to hit. The result? Motion after motion after motion. In January, Leibovitz denied the Motion…
Mystery Science Theater
Ethereal vs. Visceral In the not to distant future, eight weeks from yesterday to be exact (assuming no continuance), Judge Lynn Leibovitz gavels in United States vs. Joseph Price, Dylan Ward, Victor Zaborsky In yesterday’s post on the Government’s Opposition to…
To Compel or Not to Compel
Defendants Motion to Compel Discovery; Gov’t Replies: “Talk to the Hand” It must be getting closer to May. Hardly a day passes without another shower of paper in the Robert Wone Case. On Monday things got off to a big, fat…
Separation Anxiety
The Trouple Now A Couple…And Maybe Not Even That Periodically we like to take the temperature of the defendants to learn how they’re holding up. Sure, we see them at the Moultrie Courthouse, but they’re not exactly talkative. So how…
Sever(al) Motions
Someone’s Clearly Not On The Same Page Whatever else can be said, this week’s motions have clarified one question…and raised multiple new ones. First, the question answered: how would the defense counter the prosecution’s filing of “Uncharged Conduct 1”? The…
Miranda Warning(s)
Were 4th, 5th & 6th Amendment Rights Violated? >Update @ end< In a busy week of motions and filings these two stand out. Ernesto Miranda If, as the defense contends, Ward and Zaborsky were not properly ‘Mirandized” on the night of Robert’s murder,…
Uncharged Conduct: Defense Response
Defense: Semen Is From Postmortem Process, Not Sexual Assault A flurry of motions in the Robert Wone case hit the DC Superior Court with a ferocity to match last month’s Snowmaggeddon, as the defense sought to fortify their position that Robert Wone…