Defense highlights alleged closing misstatements and a missing jury‑question transcript
Defense counsel told the Supreme Court there were 'misstatements' in the prosecutor's closing and that a jury question and the judge's response are either badly transcribed or missing from the record, which defense argues undermines the fairness of the trial record on appeal.
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Bridget Ann Keith told the justices that closing‑argument misstatements and a jury question not properly reflected in the transcript create additional reasons for the court to intervene. She said a transcript entry and the judge's answer ‘‘are not part of the record’’ and that the prosecutor's remarks further clouded the jury's understanding.
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