Interestingly, the defense used the salacious nature of the testimony to call for a mistrial. Judge Merchan personally had to step in throughout the testimony to keep it focused.
When the mistrial was called for, Merchan refused and admonished the defense for doing their job for them. They should have objected more in order to keep the testimony on track.
Honestly, this was the diciest part of the trial so far and it’s not entirely clear how beneficial it was for the prosecution, but it was important nonetheless.
Interestingly, the defense used the salacious nature of the testimony to call for a mistrial. Judge Merchan personally had to step in throughout the testimony to keep it focused.
When the mistrial was called for, Merchan refused and admonished the defense for doing their job for them. They should have objected more in order to keep the testimony on track.
Honestly, this was the diciest part of the trial so far and it’s not entirely clear how beneficial it was for the prosecution, but it was important nonetheless.