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Civil War
The Maryland Campaign Late Friday afternoon, Mike Scarcella of the Legal Times had news on the latest skirmish in Kathy Wone’s $20 million wrongful death civil suit. Any small victory the defendants may have felt following Judge Weisberg’s September status hearing…
Midnight Run
Backseat Striver Ordinarily it takes about 20 minutes by car to get from Swann Street to Anacostia. Faster depending on the traffic, if not made during one of DC’s paralytic rush hours, faster still if no stops are made along the way. …
Game Changer?
Underweird Last Friday’s hour-long status hearing focused on pieces of evidence that still need to be tested or retested. Twenty six of the original 270 items are all that remain in play; the government and defense appear close to settling…
Molto Moultrie
Dateline: DC Superior Courthouse On site now at room 318 Follow the hearing in real-time here: Tweets by wonetrial
Slow Motion
Criminal Defense by the Hour Pound Today’s 2:00 status hearing could be a deep dive into minutia. Thought the discovery issues were settled at the May 22 hearing? Hardly. Motion commotion all summer long. The meters keep running. For months the…
Motion Sickness
Getting Ready for Friday’s Status Hearing Nearly four months have passed since last we saw the Swann Street defendants in court. The summer has fled, and this Friday’s forecast calls for gray skies, suits and expressions. The headline from the last…
Mouthpieces
A Friend is Slain in Your Home? STFU One of the more unsettling aspects of the then-suspects’, now defendants’ puzzling behavior following Robert’s murder was their complete silence on both their friend’s death and their own innocence. None of the…
The Grand Jury
First Movement Three weeks to the day after Robert’s murder, the Washington Post was leaked information about grand jury testimony that was taking place: Katherine Wone, 35, wife of Robert Wone, testified for more than an hour about “her interaction with…
Without a Net
“What’s the Story with Dylan?” We’ve seen the evolution of the Swann Street defendants’ legal representation; Price and Zaborsky first reaching out to friend Kathleen Voelker, and Ward’s immediate retaining of David Schertler. MetroWeekly‘s Bob Roehr saw the looming challenges:…