God forbid the jury actually be apprised of the accusations.
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Judge Jeffre Cheuvront has barred any references to sexual assault over concern about inflammatory statements that might prejudice the jury. On Monday, Bowen and her attorney informed the judge that they would not sign the order agreeing not to use banned terms during courtroom testimony.
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The trial could start as early as Thursday afternoon, lawyers told KETV NewsWatch 7. Bowen said she hopes the issue over words gets settled before she's called to testify.
"It's my free speech. I would go to jail for it. And I'm not afraid of that. What's unfortunate is I would have served more time than the defendant," Bown said.
"It's my free speech. I would go to jail for it. And I'm not afraid of that. What's unfortunate is I would have served more time than the defendant," Bown said.
While I'd argue that free speed isn't the issue here, this is still high on the Stupid Rulings list.
I can somewhat understand judges disallowing graphic pictures of murder victims as unnecessarily inflammatory. But to disallow the use of the name of the charged crime?