IANAL & IDK if possible in court but ...
I'm sensing the DT planned for JA to temporarily take the stand in secrecy and with the following goals, JMO:
- Talk much and long about childhood lovely things
- Leave jurors with lovely imagery: first to hold newborn sister, etc
- Keep talking until prevented from doing so
- Never reference TA or get to stories about life after having met TA
- When prevented from further secret testimony, refuse to testify further, refuse cross-examination, agree to strike given testimony from the record and not considered by the jury [note: they won't forget]
- If forced to be cross examined I believe JM could only cross on topics addressed in direct - AZL: is that true? TIA
- Just need to connect with one juror to thwart a DP conviction
Remember, the DT told JA that she has no, zip, zilch, nada mitigators.