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Ahead of Caleb Flynn’s murder trial, Miami County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeannine Pratt issued an order mandating the separation of witnesses.Under this order:

• Witnesses are barred from entering the courtroom prior to giving their testimony.
• They are prohibited from following news or media coverage of the trial before testifying.
• They cannot discuss or share details of their testimony with other witnesses who have not yet taken the stand.
• Completing testimony does not automatically release a witness from the order; the court must explicitly release them, or the restrictions remain in effect until the end of the evidentiary phase.

Typically, both the defense and prosecution are permitted to designate one person as an exception who can remain in the courtroom throughout the entire trial.In this case, prosecutors requested that Ashley Flynn’s father serve as their primary exception, while also asking the court to expand the exception to include her mother, sister, and brother-in-law, all of whom are expected to testify. The defense opposed this request, arguing that state statute does not provide for more than one exception and that only Ashley Flynn’s father should be permitted to stay. Judge Pratt stated she would issue a separate ruling to decide whether to grant an expansion of the witness exception.