This is exactly why the defense is using a motion in limine on this issue, so this scenario doesn't happen.
You can't get put the genie back in the bottle once the witness answers that way. The jury has already heard prejudicial testimony. Thus, motions in limine to determine what they may say and what topics they can/can't entertain.
I'm confused as to why a lawyer (on either side) should NOT file a motion as they head into trial? I haven't followed cases this closely before so this is all a bit new to me... Is this somehow not expected or?
100% agreed!
Because it seemed to me that they were stating matters that were either already settled or matters that were already settled by existing law. I was obviously wrong on that.
Absolutely!
No but others were during this case. MO
Which ones?
I was also thinking about how things were filed incorrectly during the case's history.
I went back and looked, at the Aug 1st hearing there was Warden Galipeau, a prison investigator, ISP Harshman and Dr. Wala all testifying. So all about RA's confessions and his mental health at the prison.
No.
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According to this article, jury selection is closed to the public.
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So No means Yes and Yes means Maybe. Got it!No.
More info here:
A. Access to voir dire Archives
Edited: I wrote "yes" meaning yes, it's open to the public before realizing the question was if jury selection is closed. No, it is NOT closed. Big difference between yes and no, smh!
But the media are allowed, so that's not exactly "closed."According to this article, jury selection is closed to the public.
Pratt said family members and potential witnesses are not allowed in the courtroom during jury selection. Given the size of the jury pool, 600 questionnaires were sent out to Allen County residents, the judge could limit who could be in the courtroom, she said.
“All judges are different,” she said. “I do not believe televising jury selection is allowed, but I haven’t done a trial in front of the new rules about media in the courtroom, she said.
Typically, only attorneys, the defendant, and the media are allowed in the courtroom during Voir Dire, Pratt said.
Voir Dire: Choosing a jury - Carroll County Comet
The Carroll County Comet has employed a legal expert to help our readers understand elements of the impending trial of Richard Allen. Each week leading up to the trial we will sit down with attorney Alicia Pratt and talk about potential reasoning for filings and what we may expect at the hearing...
Until corrected, then the opposite. Unless it's wrong, then switch it back. Please keep up!
Not sure I agree with him. A very young jury might put themselves in the shoes of the victims, if they weren't teenagers that long before. It'd be way too easy for them to think about what might have happened to them on a school free day in the woods with a friend.DELPHI, Ind. (WLFI) — News 18's legal expert, Shay Hughes predicts there will be over 100 jurors in the jury pool come Monday's jury selection process in the Delphi double homicide case.
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In his experience, he says the defense usually has a harder time finding ideal jurors.
Here's what he believes the defense will be looking for next week.
"Younger population. You know, people who don't have children because you worry if people will put themselves in that position of losing their children. People that won't be swayed by the wisdom of the crowd so to speak," Hughes said.
What to know for jury selection in Delphi double homicide case
DELPHI, Ind. (WLFI) — News 18's legal expert, Shay Hughes predicts there will be over 100 jurors in the jury pool come Monday's jury selection process in the Delphi doublewww.wlfi.com
