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Testimony about the religion the defendant was raised with and the witness's understanding of Catholic teachings
Judge Sullivan struck testimony about the religion in which the defendant was raised as inappropriate. He separately described the witness's understanding of Catholic teachings as immaterial and irrelevant and instructed jurors to disregard it.
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The judge prohibited jurors from considering testimony about the defendant's religious upbringing and directed them to disregard the witness's understanding of Catholic teachings.