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Judge finds defense violated motion in limine after questioning witness about alleged images; jury told to disregard
Summary
During testimony by a prosecution witness, the defense asked whether the alleged victim possessed explicit images; Judge Stephanie Boyd ruled that questioning violated a state motion in limine, ordered the jury to disregard the question and answer, and denied a defense motion for mistrial.
DALLAS — Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court ruled that defense questioning during the testimony of Joanna Reyes violated the state—ourt—ar on discussing alleged crimes or bad acts of the victim and instructed jurors to entirely disregard a line of questioning about alleged images on the victim nd denied a motion for mistrial.
The ruling came after defense counsel asked Reyes on direct whether she had told others that images of a sexual nature, including what the parties characterized at one point as potentially criminal images, had been found in the complainant nd whether she had discussed those images with third parties. The prosecutor had previously filed a motion in limine asking that "any crimes, wrongs, or bad acts of the victim, Mark Anthony Saldivar," not be presented to the jury without first approaching the court. The judge said defense counsel failed to approach the bench as required and found the motion had been…
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