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Judge narrows witnesses, grants motion in limine and begins voir dire in 252nd District Court retrial
Summary
In the 252nd District Court, Judge Raquel West limited which prior-bad-act witnesses may testify and granted the state's motion in limine before a lengthy jury-selection process. Attorneys debated how to explain 'penetration' and jurors were individually questioned about bias and the punishment range.
Judge Raquel West presided over pretrial matters and voir dire in the 252nd District Court, telling the record the state and defense were present and that she had reviewed competing filings on admissibility of "offense evidence." The judge said she was "inclined to do is to allow TK and SM, to testify and not allow MN and RD," and ordered counsel to prepare appropriate limiting instructions.
The judge also granted the state's amended motion in limine and additional oral requests, instructing counsel and witnesses not to reference the prior mistrial or rehash the previous trial on the record. "We've kind of argued it already a couple of times," the judge said when announcing her disposition. She noted that an application for probation was on file and that other…
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