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MR. TYSON: Judge, I want to object at
this point in time. May we approach?
(Whereupon, a bench conference was held
out of the hearing of the jury.)
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MR. TYSON:
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There is going to be some
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arguments about the relevancy later on of that thing.
Have you already ruled that it is definitely coming in?
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THE COURT:
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I have ruled that it is
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relevant, but it is subject to predicate which from what
I have heard is likely to be laid. So if that is your
objection I am going to overrule it, because based on
what I have heard, I have heard enough evidence to
believe that they can establish that foundation.
MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: What Mr. Tyson said
is true, Mr. Minton has been a thorn in the side of the
administration of this organization for quite some time.
The Office of Special Affairs and the manner in which
they conduct their business had made him a target. What
you are going to see now has given him the state of mind
of what Howd was capable of doing and what he was about
to do. That’s the purpose of this short tape. It was
approximately thirteen months before this incident in
