Recross-examination of Renee Montgomery

📄 Recross-examination of Renee Montgomery — Thursday, November 14, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 15 of 57

◀ Redirect examination of Renee Montgomery Cross-examination of Renee Montgomery (2) ▶

Witness: Renee Montgomery
Examiner: Robert Blasier
Called by: Plaintiff • Date: Thursday, November 14, 1996 • Utterances: 9

Defense counsel briefly challenged Renee Montgomery's experience with the DNA testing system, establishing she had only about four months of casework experience and approximately 20 cases at the time of examination. The proceeding was short and focused solely on credibility through experience.

# 1 Q:

That relates to the experience of the examiner, correct?

# 2 A:

Correct.

# 3 Q:

And when you examined these samples, how much experience did you have with this system?

# 4 A:

I had approximately a year of experience with it, nine months being full-time.

KEY QUOTE

# 5 Q:

How much in case work?

# 6 A:

Approximately four months of case work.

# 7 Q:

How many cases? It's less than 20, wasn't it, or about 20?

# 8 A:

Approximately 20 cases at that time.

KEY QUOTE

# 9 Q:

That's all.

FURTHER REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. LAMBERT:

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Witness

I had approximately a year of experience with it, nine months being full-time.

Establishes the baseline of her experience with the system before the more damaging follow-up questions.

Witness

Approximately 20 cases at that time.

Defense pins down a relatively low case count to undercut her authority as an expert.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Examiner•Renee Montgomery

Defense systematically drilled down from total experience to full-time experience to casework months to case count, each question narrowing the scope of her claimed expertise.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Renee Montgomery

qualifications challenge

Defense highlighted that Montgomery had only approximately four months of casework experience and about 20 cases at the time of her examination, implying her expertise was limited.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8258 • 9 utterances • Plaintiff witness

Civil Trial

Department 103