What did Blackwell say about John Wilkes Booth? Was he sustained?

[mobeau69]

I was downstairs and didn’t catch it all.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

1. Blackwell said something like "the defense wants your opinion while taking neck compression and

police restraint out of the picture. That's like asking you to give an opinion on Lincoln's death talking John Wilkes Booth out of the picture."

Objection, and sustained.

[mobeau69]

2. He's good at cutting through the bullshit.

[Ocelot II]

3. The objection was sustained, but the jury won't forget that comment.

[The Magistrate]

4. Some Years Ago, Ma'am

I saw a survey result suggesting what jurors remembered best about a trial were things a judge told them to disregard....

[Ocelot II]

5. Exactly. "You are directed not to think about a pink elephant!"

Now you're thinking about a pink elephant.

[Ocelot II]

6. The actual reason for the objection is to preserve the record on appeal.

If there's no objection to the question, whoever fails to make the objection and loses the case won't be able to raise the effect of the answer to it on appeal, even though the objection itself might make the question seem more important to the jury.

[mobeau69]

7. Can't unring a bell!