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Defense presses chain‑of‑custody and cumulative evidence objections; state withdraws CD exhibit and offers still photos
Summary
Defense attorneys objected repeatedly to aspects of evidence foundation, hearsay and cumulative presentation during the prosecution's showing of crime‑scene and surveillance materials. The state withdrew a CD exhibit and replaced it with selected still photographs to address defense concerns about repetitiveness and foundation.
Defense attorneys objected repeatedly to the prosecution’s foundation for several physical and digital exhibits, arguing that the witness foundation depended on reports authored by an evidence technician who was not testifying.
At multiple points defense counsel raised hearsay and confrontation concerns tied to the evidence documentation and how multiple crime‑scene investigators used E1/E2 labels during the processing. The defense argued that “the commencement and the origin of the chain of custody” should be established by the person who first…
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