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Page 259 of the Calumet County Sheriff's Department report, describing Michael Osmunson's account; the defense requested that it be made a Court Exhibit, but no ruling on that request appears here.
Page 259 of the Calumet County Sheriff's Department report recounted Michael Osmunson's account of a conversation involving Steven Avery. During Day 3 argument outside the jury's presence, counsel disputed how its date and joking context compared with Bobby Dassey's testimony. Defense counsel asked that the page be made a Court Exhibit, but the supplied discussion shows no ruling on that request.
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The defense used the report's account to argue that Bobby Dassey's testimony described a materially different date and context, and sought a mistrial. The State disputed that a mistrial was warranted; the supplied discussion does not resolve that dispute.