Alex Jones had a defamation trial.
The contents of Jones' cell phone were mistakenly sent to opposing counsel.
The judge in Texas turned down the request.
Alex Jones' defense attorney called for a mistrial in his client's Sandy Hook defamation damages trial on Thursday, in the latest backlash from their side's own bungling of evidence.
The jury in the civil case continued deliberations behind closed doors after the judge denied the request by Jones' lawyer.
The parents of Jesse Lewis, who was killed in the 2012 school massacre in Connecticut, are seeking $150 million in defamation damages from Jones.
One day after it was revealed that Jones' attorney accidentally sent the contents of Jones' phone to the family's lawyers, Thursday's mis trial demand came. Text messages were included in the phone's contents.
Mark Bankston is a lawyer for Heslin and Lewis.
Bankston said the lawyer's motion for a mis trial was a fig leaf over his own malpractice.
There was nothing wrong with Jones being questioned on the stand about the phone contents.
Do you know what perjury is? Bankston said in court Wednesday that he did not have any Sandy Hook messages on his phone.
Bankston said that Jones was questioned about facts and whether he understood them.
The judge said he didn't think it was a mis trial.
The emergency motion was filed to protect the contents of the phone from being shared with other families.
"We are very concerned about the records that have been disclosed, particularly the medical records, and we want the attorneys to return all the documents and destroy the ones they have," he said.
Those requests didn't fare any better.
The judge allowed the lawyer for the Sandy Hook parents to give it to the other families after he said there was a sharing provision.
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