minor4th
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All true, however, it won't be just one ear witness (or even only all the ear witnesses taken collectively) who will be the basis for a conviction of PM if the judge decides that way.
I assume the judge will utilize all the testimony and all the evidence to determine her decision. If there are (for example) 8 witnesses who say they heard what they claim was a female screaming and one of the witnesses' spouses says those screams were Oscar, the judge will have to decide which is more credible, unless she disregards all the ear witnesses' testimonies because it's impossible to know who was correct and who was incorrect.
Given that only 1 week of testimony has elapsed and there are probably another 8 weeks or more to go, we know PM has not been proven yet because if it was the state would have rested and would not need to put on any more witnesses.
I personally find it reasonable to conclude that both Reeva & Oscar were screaming that night.
I agree with you - after all is said and done, the judge will weigh the credibility of all the evidence and decide what's reasonable in terms of what to believe.
It is certainly reasonable to believe that both Reeva and Oscar were screaming that night. All I'm saying is there has been a bit of evidence that suggests otherwise, and we haven't heard the defense's explanation or how plausible it is.
By the way, does anyone know any more about Werwe and why there was an issue with her first statement that was "disavowed" by the prosecution? I'm having a hard time deciding about her accuracy because of that but I would like to know more.