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