robert woneNoVa: Did the police do a complete search of Wone's computer, cell phone records and e-mails? What was he doing there? Wone has some sort of relationship to these three men other than has been mentioned. Was he a closeted gay man? Maybe his e-mail and cell calls would bring this to light. I feel like the police have overlooked something here. Remember how the D.C. police messed up the Chandra Levy case? Seems like the same incompetence here.
Christopher Leibig:The evidence at the trial, which appears to have been accepted by the Court, did explain why Wone was at the house. He planned to work late, and had decided some time before his plans to spend the night in DC. His timeline that night was confirmed by witnesses.
Washington, D.C.: The prosecution failed to meet the standard in this criminal trial, but there is still the fact of the pending wrongful death civil suit brought by the Wone family against the trio. Please discuss how the standards for prosecution will differ in the civil phase, and specifically do you think the evidence brought force against the trio in this trial would be enough to win a civil case?
Christopher Leibig:yes the civil standard for wrongful death is a lesser standard than murder, but the defendants in this case were not charged with murder. Even if the evidence proves by a civil standard that the defendants know more than they have told police, or even lied to police, this would not prove they are responsible for Mr. Wone's death. On the other hand, a trial based largely on suspicion and circumstantial evidence has a much greater chance of success in the civil context.
Christopher Leibig:The evidence at the trial, which appears to have been accepted by the Court, did explain why Wone was at the house. He planned to work late, and had decided some time before his plans to spend the night in DC. His timeline that night was confirmed by witnesses.
Washington, D.C.: The prosecution failed to meet the standard in this criminal trial, but there is still the fact of the pending wrongful death civil suit brought by the Wone family against the trio. Please discuss how the standards for prosecution will differ in the civil phase, and specifically do you think the evidence brought force against the trio in this trial would be enough to win a civil case?
Christopher Leibig:yes the civil standard for wrongful death is a lesser standard than murder, but the defendants in this case were not charged with murder. Even if the evidence proves by a civil standard that the defendants know more than they have told police, or even lied to police, this would not prove they are responsible for Mr. Wone's death. On the other hand, a trial based largely on suspicion and circumstantial evidence has a much greater chance of success in the civil context.
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