lisasalinger
Juror13
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- May 13, 2011
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GN: And it was definitely not two double taps?
OP: That is correct, M'Lady.
GN: Why would Mr Roux think and put to Mangena, Captain Mangena that you fired two double taps?
OP: I am not sure, M'Lady. But that is what he put to Mr Mangena and in the first break I corrected him and said to him that it was not a double tap.
GN: But before we go to you correcting him, why would he say that?
OP: I am not sure, M'Lady.
GN: No.. it is impossible. Mr Roux will not say something, forget the correction. Mr Roux will not put something to a witness that is not your version. Why would he say two double taps?
OP: M'Lady, the only explanation I could think off (sic), is that when we spoke about training in firearm training, you fire you learn to fire two shots, which is in a double tap. It is called a double tap. And I think that maybe Mr Roux put that to Mr Mangena. I cannot say why he did it, but I corrected him [indistinct 12:44:42]
GN: You see, he went further. He said to Mr Mangena that it is your version that you fired two double taps. It was not that, Is it possible? He put it as a version.
OP: I understand that, M'Lady.
COURT: Mr Nel, he has answered. He cannot say. All he knows is that he corrected Mr Roux.
GN: May I ask a follow-up question then. The only reason why he would do that, is if you told him. He would not do it any other way.OP: That is incorrect, M'Lady. I did not say that. I did not tell Mister I have not tell (sic) Mr Roux that I had fired a double tap at any point.
Counsel DO NOT make incorrect statements like this. They only ever put what their client has instructed them. As wily and as cunning as the Silver Fox is, his client, IMO, was always going to say, and did say, exactly what he wanted to despite Roux's best endeavours.
This was such a great moment during trial - Nel had Oscar and Roux brilliantly cornered - and right on cue, Masipa shuts it down.