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

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