Event Details
August 10, 2022
Description
Attorneys and a judge discuss how to phrase language from an indictment concerning the age of a victim for presentation to a jury. The debate centers on whether to use the specific age from the indictment (18), a more general legal phrase ('relevant age of consent'), or a different specific age (17) with the qualifier 'the indictment alleges'.
Participants (3)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR. ROHRBACH | person | 523 | View Entity |
| Mr. Everdell | person | 1327 | View Entity |
| The Court | organization | 2003 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing a discussion between two attorneys, Mr. Everdell and Mr. Rohrbach, and the judge. They are debating the precise wording to use when presenting overt acts from an indictment to a jury, specifically concerning the age of a victim. The core issue is how to handle discrepancies between the age listed in the indictment ('under 18') and the legally relevant age of consent ('17'), with proposals ranging from using general legal phrasing to modifying the specific age with the qualifier 'the indictment alleges'.
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