Sean Kent
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Not even that the cross-examination went so well that the witness did so poorly. And one bad witness, I've told you, can hurt your entire case.
Not even that the cross-examination went so well that the witness did so poorly. And one bad witness, I've told you, can hurt your entire case.
And that's such a big defense. You know how many times I've called it the eight mile defense? Tell everybody the bad stuff about the witness before you let the cross examination happen. You get the bad out. Do you have a criminal record? Have you been in trouble with these things? Tell me, do you do drugs?
And that's such a big defense. You know how many times I've called it the eight mile defense? Tell everybody the bad stuff about the witness before you let the cross examination happen. You get the bad out. Do you have a criminal record? Have you been in trouble with these things? Tell me, do you do drugs?
And that's such a big defense. You know how many times I've called it the eight mile defense? Tell everybody the bad stuff about the witness before you let the cross examination happen. You get the bad out. Do you have a criminal record? Have you been in trouble with these things? Tell me, do you do drugs?
You get all that out because it doesn't have the same shock value as it will when the witness is being cross examined. And that's the problem. But my gut reaction is they did not know anything. She was going to either they did not know she was going to do so poorly or they knew she was going to do so poorly.
You get all that out because it doesn't have the same shock value as it will when the witness is being cross examined. And that's the problem. But my gut reaction is they did not know anything. She was going to either they did not know she was going to do so poorly or they knew she was going to do so poorly.
You get all that out because it doesn't have the same shock value as it will when the witness is being cross examined. And that's the problem. But my gut reaction is they did not know anything. She was going to either they did not know she was going to do so poorly or they knew she was going to do so poorly.
And it's almost worse if you don't put the witness in because then everyone's like, OK, I wonder why they're not having her testify. Maybe she was lying. So you don't have a choice. You're like, we knew she was going to be bad, but we're putting her on the stand anyway.
And it's almost worse if you don't put the witness in because then everyone's like, OK, I wonder why they're not having her testify. Maybe she was lying. So you don't have a choice. You're like, we knew she was going to be bad, but we're putting her on the stand anyway.
And it's almost worse if you don't put the witness in because then everyone's like, OK, I wonder why they're not having her testify. Maybe she was lying. So you don't have a choice. You're like, we knew she was going to be bad, but we're putting her on the stand anyway.
Well, after a while, you start realizing and there's a little phrase that prosecutors are using that they'll say the devil doesn't hang out with angels. The devil hangs out with devil, that angel. Like, so in other words, these are bad people. So they're going to hang out with other bad people. The defense's standpoint is going to be you cannot trust anything that these folks are saying.
Well, after a while, you start realizing and there's a little phrase that prosecutors are using that they'll say the devil doesn't hang out with angels. The devil hangs out with devil, that angel. Like, so in other words, these are bad people. So they're going to hang out with other bad people. The defense's standpoint is going to be you cannot trust anything that these folks are saying.
Well, after a while, you start realizing and there's a little phrase that prosecutors are using that they'll say the devil doesn't hang out with angels. The devil hangs out with devil, that angel. Like, so in other words, these are bad people. So they're going to hang out with other bad people. The defense's standpoint is going to be you cannot trust anything that these folks are saying.
They're drug dealers. They're drug users. They don't have credibility. And so if her credibility is slightly shot from the defense standpoint, it's like you cannot trust her.
They're drug dealers. They're drug users. They don't have credibility. And so if her credibility is slightly shot from the defense standpoint, it's like you cannot trust her.
They're drug dealers. They're drug users. They don't have credibility. And so if her credibility is slightly shot from the defense standpoint, it's like you cannot trust her.
I don't know if you saw the filing that came out. The government now wants to recall their expert. They want to recall the doctor as a result of the cross-examination that happened on Mia.
I don't know if you saw the filing that came out. The government now wants to recall their expert. They want to recall the doctor as a result of the cross-examination that happened on Mia.
I don't know if you saw the filing that came out. The government now wants to recall their expert. They want to recall the doctor as a result of the cross-examination that happened on Mia.