sammijo
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Behind with HLN...
I understand what Wilmott is trying to do with her cross, I really do. The problem is she is treating this witness as if she is being evasive and couching her answers, which it is crystal clear from her many, many direct answers and yes or no answers, that she is not. Therefore the approach does not work and just looks catty. Juan resorted to "hostile" treatment after so many attempts to get a straight answer failed.
I also find it hilarious that the defense team's witness baldly stated to the prosecutor that lawyers should not interpret numbers from these various tests and scales, and yet here is the defense attorney doing what? Interpreting and analyzing test scores and scales. Surely this is not lost on this sharp as tacks jury. They seem to remember everything else.
I understand what Wilmott is trying to do with her cross, I really do. The problem is she is treating this witness as if she is being evasive and couching her answers, which it is crystal clear from her many, many direct answers and yes or no answers, that she is not. Therefore the approach does not work and just looks catty. Juan resorted to "hostile" treatment after so many attempts to get a straight answer failed.
I also find it hilarious that the defense team's witness baldly stated to the prosecutor that lawyers should not interpret numbers from these various tests and scales, and yet here is the defense attorney doing what? Interpreting and analyzing test scores and scales. Surely this is not lost on this sharp as tacks jury. They seem to remember everything else.