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Demonstratives
Slide four, depicting head impact alongside X-rays and a Jefferson fracture diagram
The Commonwealth challenged the drawing's window-well placement, while the defense argued that it illustrated Laposata's explanation of a headfirst landing and Jefferson fracture. Sullivan allowed slides four, five, and six and limited juror handouts to that group.
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The slide presented the defense's proposed head-impact mechanism for Clancy's neck injury, with the drawing's accuracy disputed by the Commonwealth.