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Fabian told the jury he reviewed juvenile probation records, police reports, a Tarrant County psychological evaluation (dated 11/15/2016) and interviewed family members and the defendant. \"I ran analysis on your client, Mr. McIntyre,\" Fabian said, \"and it revealed that he had eight of the ten [ACEs].\" The expert described that result as \"pretty high\" and said a cumulative count of ACEs correlates with elevated risk for negative outcomes.

Nut graf: Fabian framed his assessment under the Department of Justice risk-domain approach and research on adverse childhood experiences. He described how damaged attachment, polytrauma and neurodevelopmental issues such as ADHD can interact with adolescent brain development to affect impulse control and reactivity.

Details from testimony: Fabian said he had interviewed the defendant and family members, including the mother (identified in testimony as Jolina), sister Kayla Beverly, father Kevin and paternal grandfather Russell. He described the child's early years as involving maternal substance use, placement in an institutional setting (Childhaven in Las Vegas) and multiple foster placements before more stable care with a grandfather. Fabian said the pattern produced \"damaged attachment\" and a risk profile that includes emotional dysregulation, suicidality, substance use and problems with attention and behavioral control.

On brain development, Fabian told the court that the prefrontal cortex'the brain region tied to planning and impulse control'is last to mature. \"The most important part of the brain would be developing, I'd say, by age 24,\" he said, summarizing standard developmental research and explaining why adolescents are more prone to impulsive acts than mature adults.

Limitations: Fabian said these research findings describe risks and correlations, not deterministic predictions. \"You can't really predict what negative outcome someone will experience if they have these things,\" he testified, noting that ACEs increase probabilities but do not determine a single future event.

Why it matters: Fabian's testimony was offered to the jury during the punishment phase to provide context for mitigation, linking the defendant's life history and developmental profile to the court's decision about punishment. The judge allowed Fabian to testify but limited what portions of his prepared slides could be shown to jurors (the court removed slides that contained written statements of his conclusions).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TUE., APRIL 15, 2025/JUDGE STEPHANIE BOYD/187TH DISTRICT COURT/JURY: STATE VS MINTYRE","oneSentenceSummary","Forensic psychologist John Matthew Fabian testified by Zoom that the defendant experienced multigenerational trauma, multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and neurodevelopmental conditions that can affect impulse control and emotional regulation.","taxTitle","Judge Stephanie Boyd 187th District, District Court Judges, Judicial, Texas","taxId",66298,"location","Texas","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6271630,"Judge removes slides that state expert's opinion in writing, allows general research slides",1267,2720000,3987000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028851-c8a9e10996d43c1a59efee73aeb59dd6&start=2720&end=3987","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028851-c8a9e10996d43c1a59efee73aeb59dd6/thumbnail_2720000.jpg","/articles/6271630/Texas/Judge-removes-slides-that-state-experts-opinion-in-writing-allows-general-research-slides","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6271630-17d72c8b38f598ee96f844a9c840292f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771019585&Signature=MpCe41Sl4N6r-MtyWS~YNTbvGGPZNpTe5JZ0Y40aY4urwu6mnm2knCQGfHnYKSRK56KAuHuRGipzt9sIi0goLZIDyscZ0iKnjxXUJJg7WRIGAcv7rfmN-5G9xteAtZzupReFESE4aLD1vdcNRORrh7GVrx81PQx0JJ~-lVXrcB76d~8WO0-wmqIfwK5tWkc6bsZDwtYkqhjfsZuQAG7eGhmWVF4Z2X6VUoGQ7j4hwjWKA6Eg6BI9uw8TUEzDTPLYpU87vCCkrel1PNrSaqqnrWSOIguqOgljET2m5ysdx0Wf1ILOPeUqqzgil-1p0vAUEKtxZlcHZm06X1yn1IEaDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Stephanie Boyd on Wednesday reviewed a defense PowerPoint and ordered several slides removed after prosecutors objected that the slides presented the witness's testimony in writing rather than as demonstrative material.

The court said some slides appeared \"to be specific testimony about your client,\" and sustained objections to those slides, ordering they be removed from the jury presentation while allowing the witness to orally testify to the same points. \"Objections that people made or did not make to other sides, that's not a factor in my consideration,\" Judge Boyd said during the hearing.

Why it matters: The ruling draws a legal line between demonstratives that summarize general research and those that present a witness's factual opinions as prepackaged statements for the jury to read. The judge said general slides about research or treatises could remain, but slides that listed conclusions tied directly to the defendant were testimonial and could not be given to jurors as slides.

Key details: The witness, John Matthew Fabian, a forensic psychologist appearing by Zoom, had prepared roughly 45 slides. The court allowed a number of slides that discussed general research (for example, brain development and treatise-based material) but removed slides the judge determined were direct statements of the witness's impressions about the defendant. The court specifically ordered removal of slide 4 and other numbered slides the parties discussed; defense counsel was directed to remove the marked slides from the deck and proceed by asking the witness oral questions about the same subjects.

Court reasoning and procedure: The judge explained that a slide that \"just puts down his testimony in writing\" risks becoming hearsay and is not allowed as a demonstrative if it asserts the witness's conclusions about this defendant. The court also said conditional or background research slides (for example, materials from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) could remain when used to illustrate general points, and that some items could be admitted as learned treatises.

What remains unresolved: The parties disagreed at points about particular slide numbers and whether certain slides were repetitive or cumulative; the judge instructed the defense to remove the specific slides identified and told counsel the witness could testify orally about those topics. The court's orders were procedural and limited to whether the slides themselves could be shown to the jury as demonstratives.

Ending: The judge's rulings left the parties able to question the expert on the same topics at the hearing and preserved the trial record about what was and was not shown to jurors.","Judge Stephanie Boyd ordered that PowerPoint slides the defense prepared for an expert witness be removed when those slides presented the witness's specific testimony in writing, while allowing general research slides to remain as demonstratives.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6271620,"Court allows limited expert testimony about defendant's rap lyrics; jury rejects \"sudden passion\" and imposes 80-year sentence",11816,9579000,21395000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3028851-c8a9e10996d43c1a59efee73aeb59dd6&start=9579&end=21395","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3028851-c8a9e10996d43c1a59efee73aeb59dd6/thumbnail_9579000.jpg","/articles/6271620/Texas/Court-allows-limited-expert-testimony-about-defendants-rap-lyrics-jury-rejects-sudden-passion-and-imposes-80-year-sentence","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6271620-ec2782c3262f1bec50cca89f47e6f06b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771019585&Signature=VgzBSBWAi9VSjWNVoHvlUxVsuDdOhXWk9MDyUyHIjbo1lGjrqn7pi2mDePkO1euNPA4EYF0TpY8iTwZscPvFDwBcoxpMrEcCckdIi9LEIARNwUp2QP1qDjtnaiUvuDr5Jk84mtrpKs8XxFB3EAqgV1EOhLcZyUabQCYd7za0ssKhKPZ7kBw1QK-4Y10CRh~WNOnn~0MDr29P-gbq6rNEOZBSHTwhBq7D3wSKKQj4Km2DPY5SkZS92JYpsCONxpvf6pSacuKPOfJRXkzpbWS7XoJX1y6csrNZW~O6S2XNv3WfBiYeJKtOaMPbwU4Z~NwSl0MCTPD3dfh139pwED2Qqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Bexar County jury on Wednesday rejected a defense claim of \"sudden passion\" and assessed an 80-year prison term against the defendant after hearing mitigation and victim-impact testimony and a contested hearing over admission of rap lyrics.

Judge Stephanie Boyd allowed the state to question the defense's expert about the defendant's song \"The Race,\" concluding the potential probative value on the issue of flight and the defendant's state of mind outweighed prejudice. The judge said she had not previously heard the song and would review the evidence presented at the hearing before making any broader evidentiary rulings. \"This is the way it's gonna be done,\" the judge told counsel when the state sought to ask the expert whether he had reviewed the music, the lyrics and the associated video.

Expert and lyrics: Dr. John Matthew Fabian testified he had listened to the song and viewed portions of the video but told the court on cross-examination that the song did not alter his mitigation opinion about the defendant's developmental history. On the record he said he had not been provided the disc by the defense and that he had learned of the song through public reporting. \"No. It doesn't change your opinion one way or the other,\" Fabian said when asked whether the song altered his clinical conclusions.

Why the song mattered to prosecutors: Prosecutors argued the song and its video could be used to show the defendant's flight and state of mind; the song includes references prosecutors said tied to the defendant's movement after prior charges and to the pending cases. The defense urged the court to exclude the lyrics, citing the Court of Criminal Appeals's cautions about using artistic lyrics to prove conduct; defense counsel also pointed out that opening statements had already told jurors the defendant had removed an ankle monitor in a previous case.

Jury verdict and sentence: After closing arguments the jury unanimously answered the court's special issue in the negative: the defendant did not cause the death under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from adequate cause. The jury then assessed punishment at 80 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with no fine. The judge ordered the 80-year sentence to run concurrent with a prior Tarrant County judgment referenced in the record and directed restitution to the victim's estate as part of the disposition.

Victim impact: A family member read a victim-impact statement describing the victim's life and the effect of his death on his family. \"My son's life ended on 04/23/2017 at the age of 23,\" the speaker said. The court asked that victim-impact remarks be delivered with courtroom decorum and warned that disruptive outbursts would result in removal from the courtroom.

Ending: The court's evidentiary rulings on the song were narrow and focused on whether an expert who reviewed it could be questioned about it. The jury's sentencing decision followed standard deliberation procedures and included jury unanimity on the sudden-passion issue.","During the punishment phase the prosecution and defense disputed whether a rap song titled \"The Race\" could be used as evidence. The judge allowed the state to ask an expert about the lyrics, ruling the probative value outweighed prejudice. The jury found no \"sudden passion\" and sentenced the defendant to 80 years in prison with no fine.","actionData","errors"]

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Forensic expert testifies that defendant had multiple adverse childhood experiences, links trauma and adolescent brain development

Judge removes slides that state expert's opinion in writing, allows general research slides

Court allows limited expert testimony about defendant's rap lyrics; jury rejects "sudden passion" and imposes 80-year sentence