MPD asserts law enforcement privilege in Wone civil case

First, the three defendants wouldn’t talk in depositions, asserting their Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.

Now, police officers who investigated the case also want to stay silent, telling defense attorneys for three men facing a wrongful death suit over lawyer Robert Wone‘s 2006 stabbing death at their Dupont Circle townhouse that law enforcement privilege prevents them from answering questions.