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Appeals court considers whether redacted federal indictment prejudiced domestic‑abuse trial evidence in Fuentes appeal
Summary
Mike Maloney told the court that admitting an eight‑page redacted federal indictment and a profile image linked to the online moniker 'Slim Deals' prejudiced Jerome Fuentes at trial.
Mike Maloney, arguing for Jerome Fuentes, told the panel that admitting an eight‑page, heavily redacted federal indictment and a profile picture tied to the moniker "Slim Deals" unfairly prejudiced his client in proceedings on two 209A‑related allegations.
"This was a nonviolent, nonthreatening offense," Maloney said of an Instagram condolence post that underpinned one conviction, adding that the indictment and the profile image were cumulative and invited impermissible inferences. He argued the trial judge should have excluded the multi‑page…
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