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Appeals court addresses alleged motion-of-limine violation and record-check testimony in Commonwealth v. Roman
Summary
Oral argument focused on whether statements in the prosecutor’s opening went beyond a pretrial motion in limine and whether a DCJIS employee could properly testify about the absence of a license to carry.
The Appeals Court heard argument in Commonwealth v. Roman (No. 24440) over two issues that arose at trial: (1) whether the prosecutor’s opening statement — which, defense counsel said, referenced surveillance, an arrest on a warrant, and other background — violated a pretrial motion in limine and warranted a mistrial, and (2) whether testimony by a DCJIS employee that a record search produced no license to carry was properly admitted without certification or a witness from the Firearm Records Bureau.
Why it matters: The questions affect acceptable scope of prosecutorial openings and the foundation required to prove absence of a public record (here, license-to-carry status) under confrontation and…
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