The judge who sentenced Kathleen Kane to prison time has said Kane was properly precluded from presenting certain evidence at trial because it would have been prejudicial to the prosecution by seeking to “sidetrack” the jury using “ribald and salacious messages and photographs.”
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy filed a 1925(b) opinion March 2, explaining her ruling in the case. She also explained her decision to preclude Kane from presenting evidence of pornographic and otherwise offensive emails exchanged by members of the Pennsylvania government, including former Office of Attorney General prosecutor Frank Fina.
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