Officer Mullaney

OK. And that's because you use the phrase and trauma to his face and head. Right.

OK. And that's because you use the phrase and trauma to his face and head. Right.

So based on what you had been told, you knew that there was a person laying out unconscious just outside a residence that may have been involved in a physical altercation. That's fair.

So based on what you had been told, you knew that there was a person laying out unconscious just outside a residence that may have been involved in a physical altercation. That's fair.

That's one of the premier possibilities, right?

That's one of the premier possibilities, right?

Did you believe in your mind that it was possible, given the fact that a violent confrontation was possible in your mind, that it could have started inside the house?

Did you believe in your mind that it was possible, given the fact that a violent confrontation was possible in your mind, that it could have started inside the house?

Right. The house is part of anywhere, right?

Right. The house is part of anywhere, right?

So in other words, the house is not excluded in your mind at that point as a starting point for the investigation. Is that right?

So in other words, the house is not excluded in your mind at that point as a starting point for the investigation. Is that right?

Well, you didn't know that until you followed up on your investigation, correct?

Well, you didn't know that until you followed up on your investigation, correct?

So you just took Ms. McCabe's word for it?

So you just took Ms. McCabe's word for it?

In your course of investigating cases, have you ever been lied to by a witness?

In your course of investigating cases, have you ever been lied to by a witness?

You indicated on direct examination that you didn't notice anything out of place in the home.

You indicated on direct examination that you didn't notice anything out of place in the home.