Uncle Remus
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Arias defense concedes fight over critical testimony
http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/03/18/live-blog-critical-hearing-arias-defense
Thanks for posting that.
Prosecutor Juan Martinez objected to the testimony because Samuels would have to define the differences between premeditated murder and heat-of-passion murder, and that could have confused the jury. At the end of the trial, the jury will be given strict legal definitions for premeditated murder and other lesser included crimes. Martinez said Thursday that Samuels can't be allowed to muddle the jury's understanding of these terms with his own definitions.
Martinez needs to focus on that or this will be a loss to the State.