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+ | Sample Cross-Examination of Victim | ||
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+ | Q: I'd like to talk about your vision. You were diagnosed with glaucoma in 2002? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: The doctor said you've lost most of your peripheral vision, isn't that right? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: That means you can't see as well as you used to, can you? | ||
+ | A: No. | ||
+ | Q: Now I want to talk about what happened after you were robbed at the market. | ||
+ | A: OK. | ||
+ | Q: You called the police, right? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: The police came? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: And then they took you back to the police station, correct? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: They brought the defendant to you in the station, right? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: And then the police asked you if this man robbed you at the market, right? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: And you said that he did. | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: I'd like to go back to the market for a second. | ||
+ | When the police arrived they interviewed you there, didn't they? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: And at that point you had just been robbed an hour before. | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: So your memory was fresh. | ||
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+ | Q: Fresher than it is now? | ||
+ | A: I suppose so. | ||
+ | Q: You gave a description of the thief to the police? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: And you wanted the description to be as complete as possible?so the police would have the best chance of catching the thief? | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: And you told them the thief was 1.8 meters tall. | ||
+ | A: Yes. | ||
+ | Q: And you also told them that the thief was at least 127 kilograms? | ||
+ | A: Yes | ||
+ | Q: Thank You. |