Harry J. Trainor Jr. The state is represented by two respected prosecutors, Deputy State's Attorney Robert L. Dean, considered one of the best trial lawyers in the Washington area, and Assistant State's Attorney John Maloney. Prosecutors believe Pantazes had picked up Chambers, a convicted prostitute, for sexual encounters. Abraham Dash, a law professor at the University of Maryland Law School in Baltimore, said witnesses like Chambers and Young could help either side. But if the jurors are convinced the witnesses are telling the truth, that makes it even worse for the defendant. They won't like the defendant for dealing with them.
Prosecutors believe they have that evidence.
Clara Pantazes was shot to death in the garage of the Upper Marlboro home she shared with her husband. Sources close to the investigation said she was shot in the neck and in the head. There was no sign of forced entry into the Pantazes home, police said. Prosecutors allege that after shooting Clara Pantazes, Chambers used the victim's cell phone to call Dean Pantazes on his cell phone. Records of that and other phone calls allegedly linking Chambers to Pantazes will be a key part of the prosecution case.