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evidenceevidencetestimony2015 Federal TrialProposed testimony from a victim whom Mellin described as a foreign national from Holland with continuing partial hearing lossMellin proposed brief testimony from a victim he described as a green card holder from Holland with continuing partial deafness in his left ear after being near Scene A when the bomb exploded. Clarke objected that the government had failed to establish the jurisdictional component before resting and that calling a victim would be prejudicial. The court initially agreed to hear the witness while preserving the defense argument, then allowed counsel to consider a stipulation without finalizing it.
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Proposed testimony from a victim whom Mellin described as a foreign national from Holland with continuing partial hearing loss

Mellin proposed brief testimony from a victim he described as a green card holder from Holland with continuing partial deafness in his left ear after being near Scene A when the bomb exploded. Clarke objected that the government had failed to establish the jurisdictional component before resting and that calling a victim would be prejudicial. The court initially agreed to hear the witness while preserving the defense argument, then allowed counsel to consider a stipulation without finalizing it.

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The government proposed the testimony to rebut the defense's jurisdictional and exemption arguments by showing that a foreign national was affected; the defense disputed its status as rebuttal and objected to prejudice.

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2015 Federal Trial

Day 42