The assistant DA asks the autopsy surgeon to identify a flashlight and he says, "Yes, it's marked." But the flashlight was not evidence uncovered during the autopsy, so the autopsy surgeon would not have marked it and thus should not have introduced it through testimony. Instead, it should have been Lt. Tragg, who actually did find the flashlight.
The question asked of the autopsy surgeon was completely appropriate. He was asked if the flashlight could have caused specific wounds on the body which is well within the area of expertise of the witness. The flashlight was introduced into evidence appropriately, and then Lt. Tragg connected it up by stating where it was found.
The question asked of the autopsy surgeon was completely appropriate. He was asked if the flashlight could have caused specific wounds on the body which is well within the area of expertise of the witness. The flashlight was introduced into evidence appropriately, and then Lt. Tragg connected it up by stating where it was found.
Any time the prosecutor asks to have items entered into evidence, the Court always asks Mason if he has any objection. Mason usually stands up to respond, as is proper court etiquette. In this case, with the photograph and the flashlight, he failed to stand.
Yes, Mason usually stands. But lawyers stay seated for objections all the time.
Yes, Mason usually stands. But lawyers stay seated for objections all the time.
In the credits, Kathie Browne character is listed as Donna Loring. But, in the show, she is referred to as Donna Ross.
As Donna is playing the piano when Perry first meets her, her arm movements do not match the tempo or force of the piece she is playing.
After providing testimony about the decedent's cause of death, a doctor testifies about the characteristics of glass. This is outside a doctor's field of expertise, so the judge should have stopped the questioning and forced the prosecutor to direct his questions to an expert on non-medical evidence (like Lt. Tragg).