Card #50: Emily Thorndike · voir dire only; judge excludes jury testimony
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A former McLean staff member was questioned outside the jury's presence; the judge found her credible but excluded her because the proposed testimony had limited materiality to Clancy's later care.
[SWORN TESTIMONY] Outside the jury's presence, Emily Thorndike described McLean unit operations and acknowledged that she left in December 2021 and had no personal knowledge of Lindsay Clancy's later care. [VERIFIED FACT] Judge Sullivan found her credible but ruled that the time gap, possible personnel and shift differences, and limited materiality did not justify presenting her to jurors. The judge permitted the defense to submit subpoenaed staffing or program records if it wished; the ruling did not itself admit those records.
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