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2025 Federal Trialtrial-daytrial-dayJury Selection Day 4 - May 9, 2025The court resolved and deferred evidentiary issues involving a photograph, text-message completeness, an employee statement, and proposed cross-examination of victim 1.
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Jury Selection Day 4 - May 9, 2025

Evidentiary Rulings and Text-Message Completeness Arguments

Judge Arun Subramanian
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Jury Selection Day 4

The court resolved and deferred evidentiary issues involving a photograph, text-message completeness, an employee statement, and proposed cross-examination of victim 1.

Full day summary

Before the jury entered, the court resolved and deferred several evidentiary issues. It denied victim 5's request to use a pseudonym, excluded Exhibit 3Q-105 under Rule 403, and allowed B-105 after the government said it would clarify the photograph's timing. The court declined to rule in advance on proposed prior consistent statements, directing the government to provide further authority and leaving the issue for trial context. It said Rule 106 completeness disputes over text messages would be addressed as messages were introduced and would not automatically admit entire message threads. The court also overruled an objection to a proposed employee statement, deferred a ruling on proposed cross-examination of victim 1 about prior incidents pending further submissions, and accepted the parties' agreement concerning specified InterContinental Hotel videos.

1. Pretrial Evidentiary Rulings

Before the jury entered on Day 4, the court ruled on several evidentiary disputes and heard arguments about witness statements and text-message context.

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Trial Caption and Appearances
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Pretrial Evidentiary Rulings
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The court denied a pseudonym request for victim 5, excluded 3Q-105 under Rule 403, and allowed B-105 after argument over its context and potential prejudice.

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Prior Consistent Statement Admissibility Argument
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The court deferred ruling on prior consistent statements, sought further authority, and heard the defense stress context and Rule 106 completeness concerns.

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Rule 106 Completeness Argument
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The court said Rule 106 disputes over text-message threads would be handled case by case, not by admitting entire threads wholesale.

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Employee Statement Admissibility Ruling
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The court overruled an objection to a proposed employee statement and recorded agreements on opening demonstratives and limits on certain cross-examination.

2. Victim 1 Cross-Examination Admissibility

Before the jury entered, the court considered proposed defense questioning of Victim 1 about unrelated prior incidents and reserved its ruling pending letters from the parties.

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Victim 1 Cross-Examination Admissibility Argument
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The court deferred ruling on proposed cross-examination of victim number 1 about prior incidents, invited further briefing, and resolved the parties' agreement on specified InterContinental Hotel videos.

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