My judge wants me to provide a disclaimer during my opening and closing arguments that the PowerPoint presentation that I am using is NOT evidence and that the assertions I make in the PowerPoint are not to be considered as evidence.

Does anyone have any case law out there on use of PowerPoint or other visual aids during open and close?

I want the judge to understand that, just like with a regular opening or closing, if I can say it out loud, I can also write it down and say it without giving a disclaimer!

That sounds like one of those rulings that's so stupid there won't be any case law directly on point.

Take it as a compliment that your PPs are so good, the jury will just be persuaded by that alone!

I would think that would be the defense's burden to mention that in voir dire or opening/closing, and it seems like they usually do say something about reserving judgment until the end and counsel are not witnesses, etc.

I'm picturing a little sound clip in your voir dire like a voice on a commercial for cialis or something where the pics have absolutely nothing to do with the disease and there is a little voice reading off all of the possible side effects while looking at a beautiful lake!

Well, I hope the PowerPoint presentation was good enough. It must have been okay because the defense attorney really disliked it. I am waiting for the verdict now.