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District Court Did Not Err in Denying Defense Attorney Leave to Show Previously-Unseen Video Clips During Closing Argument, Holds Eleventh Circuit

In United States v. Simmons, No. 22-12148 (11th Cir. Dec. 6, 2024), the Eleventh Circuit affirms a drug and firearm possession conviction, holding that the district court did not err by preventing the defense lawyer from showing excerpts from a video exhibit in closing arguments that were not previously shown to the jury. “During itsContinue reading “District Court Did Not Err in Denying Defense Attorney Leave to Show Previously-Unseen Video Clips During Closing Argument, Holds Eleventh Circuit”