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Teen texted about killing baby before newborn found in trash; Nurse accused of friend’s slaying – TCN Sidebar
March 20, 2026·22 min·1 clip
Shocking text admissions can be inadmissible if only relevant for character, not intent.
As heard by us
A focused legal sidebar on excluded evidence, a poisoning conviction, and a disputed assisted-death case.
A judge's choice to keep out texts about wanting to kill a baby gives this episode its clearest legal tension: what evidence of intent belongs in front of a jury?
Why you'd press play
You want a focused courtroom briefing on why disturbing texts were kept from jurors in the case of a teen charged after her newborn was found in a dorm-room trash can.
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