Redirect examination of Sharyn Gilbert

📄 Redirect examination of Sharyn Gilbert — Monday, November 18, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 17 of 57

◀ Direct examination of Sharyn Gilbert Sidebar: 1985 incident evidence ▶

Witness: Sharon Gilbert
Examiner: Dan Leonard
Called by: Defense • Date: Monday, November 18, 1996 • Utterances: 4

A brief cross-examination of dispatcher Sharyn Gilbert in which attorney Dan Leonard asked only one clarifying question about a separate dispatcher statement referencing someone being 'beat up,' confirmed it was unrelated to the matter at hand, and passed the witness.

# 1 Q:

There was also a statement, it sounds like, by another dispatcher, someone got beat up over there. Did you hear that? That has nothing to do with this?

KEY QUOTE

# 2 A:

No, it does not.

# 3 Q:

Okay. I wanted to make sure.

# 4 MR. LEONARD:

I don't have any more questions. Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Dan Leonard

There was also a statement, it sounds like, by another dispatcher, someone got beat up over there. Did you hear that? That has nothing to do with this?

Leonard cleanly neutralizes a potentially damaging side reference by having the witness confirm it is irrelevant, preventing opposing counsel from exploiting it later.

Sharyn Gilbert

No, it does not.

Witness unambiguously confirms the extraneous dispatcher statement is unrelated to the case.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Dan Leonard•Sharyn Gilbert

Leonard asks a single clarifying question to confirm an unrelated dispatcher comment about someone being 'beat up' has no bearing on the proceeding, gets confirmation, and immediately passes the witness.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8300 • 4 utterances • Defense witness

Civil Trial

Department 103