Recross-examination of Kelly Mulldorfer

📄 Recross-examination of Kelly Mulldorfer — Thursday, July 20, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 119 of 167

◀ Redirect examination of Kelly Mulldorfer Transition to next witness ▶

Witness: Det. Kelly Mulldorfer
Examiner: Christopher Darden
Called by: Defense • Date: Thursday, July 20, 1995 • Utterances: 13

A brief recross-examination in which Darden quickly established that Detective Mulldorfer has no expertise in PCR, DNA, trace evidence collection, or blood swatching. The exchange took only a few questions and served to neutralize any impression of scientific credibility the detective may have gained on cross.

# 1 THE COURT:

Mr. Darden.

RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. DARDEN

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

Detective, you're not an expert in PCR?

# 3 DET. MULLDORFER:

No.

# 4 MR. DARDEN:

DNA?

# 5 DET. MULLDORFER:

No.

# 6 MR. DARDEN:

Conducting investigations for trace evidence?

# 7 DET. MULLDORFER:

No.

# 8 MR. DARDEN:

You ever swatched a bloodstain?

# 9 DET. MULLDORFER:

Never.

# 10 MR. DARDEN:

You have no expertise in any of these areas, do you?

KEY QUOTE

# 11 DET. MULLDORFER:

No, I do not.

# 12 MR. DARDEN:

Thank you.

# 13 THE COURT:

Detective, thank you very much. Next witness.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Christopher Darden

You have no expertise in any of these areas, do you?

The closing hammer — summarizing a rapid series of 'No' answers to undercut the detective's authority on forensic matters.

Det. Kelly Mulldorfer

Never.

Flat admission that he has never swatched a bloodstain, reinforcing his complete remove from the forensic evidence collection process.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Det. Kelly Mulldorfer

Darden runs through a rapid checklist — PCR, DNA, trace evidence, blood swatching — getting a flat 'No' or 'Never' to each, then immediately thanks the witness and sits down.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Det. Kelly Mulldorfer

lack of expertise

Darden methodically confirmed the detective has zero forensic science credentials — no PCR knowledge, no DNA expertise, no trace evidence training, and no hands-on experience collecting blood evidence — leaving him with no scientific authority to offer.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6949 • 13 utterances • Defense witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103