COBB, Judge.
The appellant, Kathy Ruth Oviatt, was convicted of the attempted first-degree murder with a firearm of her eight-year-old daughter, Pamela, who was the key state witness at trial. Although various points are raised on appeal, we feel that only one merits discussion: the propriety of a pre-trial order in limine precluding defense counsel from making a statement to Pamela prior to trial to the effect that her mother might go to jail as the result...
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