Both hearings centered on the case’s key witness: Owen Merton Barber IV.
Washington Post – 2 courts review Justin Wolfe’s case
By Jeremy Borden, Published: December 17
Defense attorneys allege in court papers that Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul B. Ebert (D) threatened Barber during a visit in September, saying that Ebert warned him that he was in violation of his plea agreement and could face stiff consequences, including the death penalty.
AP – Federal judge considers barring Wolfe retrial
Thursday – 12/13/2012, 3:14pm ET
NORFOLK, Va. – A federal judge is deciding whether to bar Virginia prosecutors from retrying an alleged drug dealer whose original murder-for-hire conviction was overturned.
Justin Wolfe was convicted in 2002 and sent to death row. But U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson overturned the conviction, ruling that Prince William County prosecutors hid evidence that would have undermined their case. The triggerman in the case _ Owen Barber IV _ also later recanted his testimony implicating Wolfe at a hearing held in front of Jackson.
RTD – Bishop Sullivan dies at 84; spirit of peace marked his long ministry
Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 9:38 am, Wed Dec 12, 2012.
BY BILL McKELWAY Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Most Rev. Walter F. Sullivan — bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond for 29 years and perhaps the region’s most powerful voice for ecumenicalism, peace and forgiveness — died Tuesday at his Ginter Park home. He was 84.