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MS. RIVELLINI: Judge, we would start with
Mr. Oliver. We can either start from scratch, or you
want to clarify which issues you thought were beyond the
scope?

THE COURT:
Well, I had ruled on the “Fair
Game Policy.” I expected there to be a succinct
explanation of what that is, and how it was connected to
this incident. I am not sure that I expected to have a
two—part witness, long explanation of it. I ruled on the

—— said that the Boston, Massachusetts incident was
admissible, but I did not intend to make that a feature
of this trial. It merely comes in for the purposes for
which you addressed and argued in your motion, and which
I addressed in writing my order. We are not trying the
Boston incident here today.

MS. RIVELLINI: That’s correct, Judge.
What we intend on tailoring it to was the fact that it
was set up and it could be proven so based on Mr.
Oliver’s experience in the church and that he was taught
to do this. We really did try to tailor it down as
closely as possible to those issues to what would affect
Mr. Minton’s state mind.

THE COURT: That really is the issue,
right?

MS. RIVELLINI: Correct. And what would

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