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evidenceevidencetestimony2015 Federal TrialCeleste Corcoran's testimony about her injuries and her daughter's injuriesThe defense sought a mistrial or stricter limits on subsequent testimony, arguing that Corcoran's extended account exceeded legitimate injury evidence and risked punishment for nonfatal injuries. The court found the testimony relevant to statutory factors and capable of serving multiple purposes, but did not expressly announce a disposition of the pending mistrial motion.
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Celeste Corcoran's testimony about her injuries and her daughter's injuries

The defense sought a mistrial or stricter limits on subsequent testimony, arguing that Corcoran's extended account exceeded legitimate injury evidence and risked punishment for nonfatal injuries. The court found the testimony relevant to statutory factors and capable of serving multiple purposes, but did not expressly announce a disposition of the pending mistrial motion.

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The prosecution argued that the testimony supported statutory aggravating factors concerning grave risk of death and the cruel, heinous and depraved manner of the deaths, while the defense challenged it as prejudicial survivor-impact evidence.

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