When “Not Guilty” Might Also Mean “Not Innocent” It’s strange how some criminal cases come to captivate the public mind while others fade quickly. This last weekend saw the conclusion, at least for the moment, of the Trayvon Martin murder…
Category: Judge Lynn Leibovitz
Washington Merry-Go-Round
“Who’s on First? What’s on Second?” It’s a feature of DC Superior Court, and perhaps with other jurisdictions for all we know, that judicial calendars rotate annually. Stick around these parts long enough and you get to see this play…
Hampton’s Memory Loss
Both the government and defense picked up from where they left off at Wednesday’s motions’ hearing with the biggies still to be decided, including motions to suppress and sever. The first witnesses were called today, even though the trial has not begun…
Standing Room Only
Closing Night for Severance? Early into last Friday’s status hearing we learned of a letter that Joe Price counsel Bernie Grimm had sent (also on behalf of his three defense team colleagues) to Judge Lynn Leibovitz. Long described as one of the…
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…
Black And Blueprint
Uncharged Conduct, and Michael Price Uncharged…Yet Hewing to Judge Lynn Leibovitz’ scheduling order, the prosecution has met their first deadline. The government’s filing of “Uncharged Conduct I” was due on February 5th and was made public Tuesday, Feb. 16th… just…
As Seen On TV
The January 15 Status Hearing DC Superior Court’s steam-powered rule that prohibits TV coverage of hearings has long vexed both seasoned journalists and cub reporters alike. Not dissuaded, and taking a cue from the rascals who are reenacting the Prop 8…
Motiveless
In Senseless Crimes, Sex Is Often The Motive At trial, the of question ‘who did it?’ is bound intimately to its partner. ‘Why did they do it?’ “This is a head scratcher,” says noted homicide investigator Dallas Drake. No small…
Calendar Girl
Judge Leibovitz Sets a Feverish Pace Also hitting the DC Superior Court database in the wake of the January 15 status hearing was Judge Lynn Leibovitz’s granting IN PART of the Defendant’s Motion for Scheduling Order. First up is a…