I'd been under the impression that the judge had ruled that the defense couldn't bring up evidence about his character unless the prosecution “opened the door” by asserting that the dead thug punk was actually a little angel, that the prohibition on the defense was at least partially contingent.
Thus, mama thug punk and thug punk daddy were careful not to make assertions about dead thug punks sterling character.
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Tracy Martin opened the door to a question when he said he first called juvie. A question is all the defense needs on this one...