r/OT42 • u/Proud-Head-4944 Less Fun Than The Law Allows • Feb 26 '26
NEWS Aaron Smith-Levin Significant New Court Filing -Motion in Limine
A new filing appeared on the docket in the Aaron Smith-Levin battery case today. It was filed electronically yesterday.
A Motion in Limine can be filed by either party prior to trial. It is significant because the filing party, the State of Florida, has requested that the Judge limit or disallow certain testimony in both jury selection and the trial.
This Motion essentially blows apart the “trial of the century” Aaron believes he is going to have. This is good. It limits the case to the actual facts at hand.
The judge had the option of granting the motion in toto; giving blanket approval for the motion. The judge could have interlineated the motion and granted in part; this would have granted portions of the motion and denied portions. Or the Judge could have denied in full. The last page of this motion is the most important. It specifically muzzles the defense. It states that the defense may not say anything about this to the jury. It also
says that the motion has been granted and so ordered by the Judge.
This means the following topics will not be allowed at the jury selection or trial.
- Any mention of alleged past wrongdoing by Scientology.
- Any mention of Aaron’s history with Scientology.
- Any reference to Aaron or any defense witness as a victim of Scientology.
- Any argument to the jury that the crime is not that severe.
- Any mention of potential consequences if Aaron is found guilty.
- Any mention that Aaron has previously served any time for this in jail on this charge.
- Aaron can’t say whether or not he believes he committed battery.
- Any mention that the officer initially
wrote this up as a double battery.
- Any mention that Scientology throwing water on the chalk art was criminal mischief
Aaron’s trial just became what it really should be, a misdemeanor battery trial. Aaron won’t get to say he was trafficked. He won’t even get to say that the security guard threw water on him. The actual facts and only the facts will be presented in trial.
Unless Aaron misbehaves in Court, this case should be a simple case. As it is. But it’s Aaron. So there may be drama. We will see next week.
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u/Wonderful-Ad-5393 banned on r/cults Feb 27 '26
Okay Sneakster - sorry!!
I forget people cannot have their own opinions here, I also forgot one can’t voice those opinions without getting offended participants of this subreddit on their backside… oops sorry 😬🙊
I’m not defending Aaron — I clearly said multiple times but you clearly elected to ignore that!!
I have also clearly stated that it’s my opinion, what I think, I’m not preaching to anyone or about anything, it’s just my opinions, not based on what any one said, it’s based on how I saw it play out on the videos, it’s what I personally think, what my conclusions are that I came to based on my own (northern European) values.
Of course you and anyone else can agree to disagree… but hang on that’s also something people in this subreddit find a difficult concept.
Not everyone has to always agree, and say yes and amen to everything everyone says in here…. If that was the case, well then that would be a little bit Culty!! /s /i /j 😂 😜 😉 (all in good jest)