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Court clarifies evidence boundaries: witness references and immigration status limited
Summary
At docket call the court granted a motion in limine directing counsel and witnesses not to refer to the complainant as a "victim" and limited references to immigration status, instructing parties how to lodge objections on witness testimony.
When addressing motions in limine the judge indicated the court would grant an instruction that witnesses and counsel should refer to the complainant by name or as "complainant," not as "victim." The judge told counsel to lodge objections to statements by other witnesses so the court could rule as necessary. "You need to, refer to the complainant by their name or either by the words complainant," the judge said.
The court also addressed a motion to exclude references to immigration status, directing counsel that such matters should not be mentioned and that any disputed use of such characterizations would be handled by lodging objections at trial. The court explained how objections and rulings would be made if testimony strayed into restricted topics.
