Opinion ID: 1454512
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: admission of the photographs of the victim's body

Text: The majority finds in its Part VI no problem with the district court's admission into evidence four photographs of the victim's body and one of the crime scene. The photographs were highly prejudicial, lacking sufficient probative value to outweigh the prejudice. Unlike some trial court calls, in this particular situation we are as able to make the call as was the trial court. This I say with proper regard for the trial court's less favorable position, meaning that he, as any umpire or referee, is expected to rule instantly. We do not. The district court's admission of these photographs was an abuse of discretion and requires that a new trial be granted. Enno's brief makes a compelling argument demonstrating that the photographs genuinely were lacking in probative value and were highly prejudicial. That argument is set out as follows: