State v. Jose Colon’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “As such, 'an in limine ruling is not final and a trial justice is vested with broad discretion to reconsider the ruling as the trial unfolds.' " Id. (quoting Buchanan , 81 A.3d at 1126 ). "Accordingly, it is incumbent upon counsel to raise 'timely and appropriate' evidentiary objections throughout the trial in order to preserve the issues for appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Justice Andrade

2. “[a]ccording to our well-settled raise or waive rule, issues that were not preserved by a specific objection at trial, sufficiently focused so as to call the trial justice's attention to the basis for said objection, may not be considered on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Justice Andrade

3. “The inherent purpose of a motion in limine is to prevent the proponent of potentially prejudicial matter from displaying it to the jury in any manner until the trial court has ruled upon its admissibility in the context of the trial itself.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Justice Andrade