Judge Cahill needs to be replaced

[rgbecker]

12. I'd like a lawyer type to weigh in, but here is my read:

The statements taken by law enforcement back in May, are not in the court record nor available to the Jury. The Defense wants them in for the Jury to see because they are full of mistakes (and the contradictions make the witness seem un-trustworthy) or they might have statements that are favorable to the defendant.

The defense lawyers are trying to get the witness to acknowledge the statements as true, but can only ask if she remembers making the statement. She's caught answering yes or no. But does the Jury hear yes meaning the statements are true or that the witness simply remembers making the statements. Its just one more fucked up part of our so called Justice system.

If I were in the the witness, I'd deny remembering making the statements, by saying, "No, I don't remember". If, as this lawyer did, they pressed me to read the statements to refresh my memory, I would simply read them and then deny remembering making those statements.

The "don't remember" line was proven to be Perjury proof by Ron Reagan in Iran/Contra days of yore.