Time Is Running Out We’ve all had 72 hours to contemplate the outcome of this trial, and have just 24 more to go. For those who decided to stay indoors away from the heat and catch up on the Defense’s…
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Day 22: Wrap
The Patchwork of Suspicious Circumstances The final session of the final day of the Wone trial featured some of the strongest argument yet, from both sides. David Schertler, for Dylan Ward, closed for the defense, and Rachel Carlson Lieber for…
Day 16: Updates
5:00pm Update: Adjournment A full recap of the day’s activity hits around 7:00pmET… The prosecution finds its feet and the defense tries to trip them up. 3:00pm Update – If the Knife Doesn’t Fit… Detective Bryan Waid was called back to…
Opening Statements: Defense
Team Swann Returns Fire After AUSA Glenn Kirchner’s lengthy opening statement on May 17, the defense team took over and in succession delivered passionate and relatively tight rebuttals to the prosecutor’s summary of the many allegations of tampering and cover…
Opening Statement: Kirschner
The Chief Lays Out His Case In Chief Maria Allison, RPR, retired last week as an Official Court Reporter for the DC Superior Court. We think we know why she packed it in. Maria was at the keyboard on Monday, May…
Day 6: Wrap
State of Mind Today’s session focused mainly on the videotape playback of defendants Joe Price and Dylan Ward, but also featured new testimony from the lead MPD investigator who conducted the questioning, Detective Sergeant Daniel Wagner. While his tape was…
Day 5: Wrap
The Anacostia Dialogues The morning and early afternoon sessions of today’s trial were taken up by two of the first responders: MPD Sgt. Charles Patrick and evidence technician from the Crime Scene Investigative Branch, Curtis Lancaster. The afternoon session saw…
Day 4: Updates
2:30pm Update: Adjournment The triple cross of Deputy Medical Examiner Lois Goslinoski wrapped up at 1:45pm in today’s shortened trial day. She was hit repeatedly on her opinions, credentials (to a degree) and whether she was pressured by the government…
Day 3: Wrap
The Pace Picks Up Six things we learned today: 1: Needle Marks. EMT Jeff Baker made the point repeatedly that the needle puncture marks found in the autopsy were not from any efforts to resuscitate Robert either at 1509 Swann…
Day 3: Updates
4:45pm: Adjournment update Kirschner’s direct of ME Lois Goslinowski ended with him getting the testimony he may have wanted from her. She said in 45 stabbing cases she’s done, Robert’s is the first where “there was no indication of movement…