Card #22: Trial Day 17 complete · one chaplain witness and preliminary charge conference
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Jurors heard one witness, Sheila Cavanaugh, and were excused until Friday; the preliminary charge conference recorded competing requests but no final instruction rulings.
[VERIFIED FACT] Judge Sullivan described a shortened jury day caused by an unspecified issue unrelated to the parties or attorneys and instructed jurors not to speculate or draw an adverse inference. Sheila Cavanaugh was the only witness heard before jurors, who were excused until August 21 at 9:00 a.m. ET. [ALLEGATION] After jurors left, counsel made competing requests about murder, intoxication, and lesser-offense instructions. [VERIFIED FACT] The judge said a forthcoming draft was preliminary and made no final instruction ruling. The defense case remains underway and there is no verdict.
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