Redirect examination of Dr. Golden

📄 Redirect examination of Dr. Golden — Friday, July 8, 1994

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TRIAL

▲ Day 6 of 6

◀ Cross-examination of Dr. Golden Admission of exhibits and close of the prosecution case ▶

Witness: Dr. Irwin Golden
Examiner: William Hodgman
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Friday, July 8, 1994 • Lines: 16

On redirect, prosecutor William Hodgman established that Dr. Golden's time-of-death opinion was only an estimate and could provide a range, not an exact time. Golden agreed throughout, after which the judge excused him with an instruction not to discuss his testimony except with the attorneys.

# 1

REDIRECT EXAMINATION

# 2

BY MR. HODGMAN:

# 3 Q:

Dr. Golden, with regard to your testimony today regarding time of death, these are estimations, are they not?

# 4 A:

Yes.

# 5 Q:

These are approximations, are they not?

# 6 A:

Yes.

# 7 Q:

And there is not a way, even based upon the criteria articulated in court this afternoon, for you to pinpoint a time of death; is that correct?

KEY QUOTE

# 8 A:

Yes.

# 9 Q:

The best you can do is give us a range of time in which time of death might have occurred; is that correct?

KEY QUOTE

# 10 A:

Yes.

# 11 Q:

And that is an approximation at best, is it not?

# 12 A:

Yes.

# 13 MR. HODGMAN:

That's all I have, Your Honor.

# 14 THE COURT:

Mr. Shapiro, anything further?

# 15 MR. SHAPIRO:

This witness may be excused.

# 16 THE COURT:

Thank you, doctor. You may step down. Please do not discuss your testimony with anyone but the attorneys involved.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (3)

William Hodgman

And there is not a way, even based upon the criteria articulated in court this afternoon, for you to pinpoint a time of death; is that correct?

Hodgman emphasized that the medical findings could not establish an exact time of death.

William Hodgman

The best you can do is give us a range of time in which time of death might have occurred; is that correct?

This framed Golden's opinion as a time range rather than a precise determination.

Dr. Irwin Golden

Yes.

Golden repeatedly agreed that his time-of-death assessment was only an estimate and an approximation.

Notable Exchanges (1)

William Hodgman•Dr. Irwin Golden

Hodgman used a short series of leading questions to clarify that Golden's time-of-death testimony consisted of estimates, could not pinpoint an exact time, and was approximate at best; Golden agreed with every proposition.

clarifying

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 9154 • 16 lines • Prosecution witness

Preliminary Trial

Department 103