Letsinger v. United States

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• holding that government had “demonstrable need” to introduce arrest photos of defendant where identity was a “key” issue at trial
• noting that pictures admitted were front and side views of appellant but had no police numbers
• commenting that “prosecutor cropped the bottom portion of the mug shot which contained the potentially prejudicial information; hence, the jury ... could draw no adverse inferences ... ”
• holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant a mistrial where two jurors had overheard a threat by the victim's brother that he would get the jurors and kill them if they did not return a guilty verdict
• holding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant a mistrial where two jurors had overheard a threat by the victim's brother that he would get the jurors and kill them if they did not return a guilty verdict

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