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evidenceevidencephysicalSteven AveryBuccal swabs described as held by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's DepartmentOn Day 18, Wiegert testified that he understood buccal swabs to be packaged and sealed in the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department evidence room. After a defense objection, the court instructed jurors that information passed to Wiegert could be considered only insofar as it explained his conduct, not for its truth.
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Buccal swabs described as held by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department

On Day 18, Wiegert testified that he understood buccal swabs to be packaged and sealed in the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department evidence room. After a defense objection, the court instructed jurors that information passed to Wiegert could be considered only insofar as it explained his conduct, not for its truth.

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The court limited the testimony about the swabs to explaining Wiegert's actions and instructed jurors not to treat information passed to him as proof that it was true.

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