Redirect examination of Sharyn Gilbert

📄 Redirect examination of Sharyn Gilbert — Tuesday, January 31, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 9 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Sharyn Gilbert Recross-examination of Sharyn Gilbert ▶

Witness: Sharon Gilbert
Examiner: Christopher Darden
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Tuesday, January 31, 1995 • Utterances: 18

Christopher Darden conducted a brief redirect of Sharyn Gilbert, a dispatcher who had listened in on a 911 call on January 1, 1989. Darden quickly rehabilitated her testimony by confirming that her conclusion — that a woman was being beaten — has not changed since 1989. He also clarified that the dispatch call heard on the tape was a separate, unrelated segment further along the recording.

# 1 THE COURT:

MR. DARDEN.

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

JUST A FEW QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR.

# 3 THE COURT:

DON'T GO AWAY.

# 4

REDIRECT EXAMINATION

# 5

BY MR. DARDEN:

# 6 Q:

MISS GILBERT, YOU CONCLUDED BACK ON JANUARY 1, 1989, THAT A WOMAN WAS BEING BEATEN AS YOU LISTENED IN ON THE TELEPHONE?

# 7 A:

YES.

# 8 Q:

AND SINCE -- YOU HAVE HEARD THAT TAPE AGAIN, THAT IS, SINCE 1989; IS THAT CORRECT?

# 9 A:

YES.

# 10 Q:

HAVE YOUR CONCLUSIONS CHANGED?

# 11 A:

NO, THEY HAVE NOT.

# 12 Q:

MR. COCHRAN JUST ASKED YOU A MOMENT AGO IF THERE WAS INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION ON THE TAPE THAT DID NOT RELATE TO THIS INCIDENT AND YOU SAID YES, CORRECT?

# 13 A:

YES.

# 14 Q:

OKAY. BUT YOU CAN HEAR ON THE TAPE YOUR DISPATCH TO ANY WEST L.A. UNIT; IS THAT RIGHT?

# 15 A:

RIGHT.

# 16 Q:

THAT IS A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG ON THE TAPE?

# 17 A:

RIGHT.

# 18 MR. DARDEN:

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (1)

Sharyn Gilbert

NO, THEY HAVE NOT.

Direct reaffirmation that her 1989 conclusion — that a woman was being beaten — stands unchanged, countering any impeachment effect from Cochran's cross.

Evidence (1)

Informal

911 dispatch tape from January 1, 1989 domestic violence incident

discussed — Gilbert confirms conclusions from tape remain unchanged

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Sharyn Gilbert

Darden rehabilitates Gilbert by eliciting that her conclusion about a woman being beaten has not changed since 1989, and clarifies that unrelated dispatch content heard on the tape appears further along the recording — neutralizing Cochran's suggestion that the tape contained ambiguous or extraneous material.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4512 • 18 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103