Well, the reason that they called her obviously is because of the non-matching hairs in the cap that are tinted, dyed, but black origin hairs. And those hairs could have been from a member of his family who tinted or dyed their hair like Marguerite or Arnelle. So I want to probe with this witness whether she knows whether they treated their hair.
Because this hat has been in his possession for the last--well, they stopped manufacturing this hat in 1980. It's an old hat.
Your Honor, this is desperate. That is preposterous. She already indicated she didn't know anything about Marguerite. This is beyond the scope. We're trying to move this case along rather than spending three, four days on something that has nothing to do with anything.
KEY QUOTEThe issue of tinted hair is fair game. So I'll allow some limited cross-examination on this area, limited however.
KEY QUOTEthose hairs could have been from a member of his family who tinted or dyed their hair like Marguerite or Arnelle. So I want to probe with this witness whether she knows whether they treated their hair.
Your Honor, this is desperate. That is preposterous. She already indicated she didn't know anything about Marguerite. This is beyond the scope.
The issue of tinted hair is fair game. So I'll allow some limited cross-examination on this area, limited however.