I might have remembered this incorrectly, but I think the Judge ruled that THC effects on Trayvon would NOT be permitted. IIRC, this testimony by the ME was given when the jury was out.
You’re right — she did but O’Mara said in his presser yesterday that the issue is not dead since this ME testified yesterday that he changed his mind and he was the one whose report was used to get it excluded in the first place.
Failure of this judge to let it in is another appealable error.
That would be correct. Not before the jury. But, as MOM said in his dismissal motion, the judge was aware of everything the jury heard PLUS other info they did not and as such should render a dismissal of all charges.
Of course she was about as moved to do that as is Mt Everest to move (and she looks like it too).
Uh... it was a little more slippery than that.
They were going to be permitted as long as the witness stated that the THC in his system had no effect. However, the witness 'changed his mind' after endless hours of extracurricular study (which he does routinely, but stated that he had no spare time to do (what?)), and so the Judge ruled that the DEFENSE could no longer bring it up, even though the Prosecution called that witness to testify to that very thing.
West did ask the ME if the blood taken from the heart for TOXICOLOGY should have been taken from a peripheral source.
He asked it a few times and each time the judge reinforced it’s impact by telling West in front of the jury to be careful not to divulge secrets ( that the judge ruled on previously). West says “of course your honor” hehehe!
Another amusing thing happened with bdlr when he asked if at death the body curls up, and the ME said yes. This contradicts the prosecution’s constant rhetorical insinuation that GZ held his hands out to control TM.