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To: JohnM who wrote (265056)11/25/2014 10:20:03 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 540724
 
When witness statements disagree with all the physical evidence, you know you have a huge problem. Prosecutors know how unreliable witness testimony is- there are, after all, lots of studies on that, and lots of experts who would love to testify on that. Witnesses, especially in this case, can be obviously biased- and they want a certain outcome. That comes out on the witness stand. And, unfortunately, the witnesses managed to "see" something that clearly didn't happen- when you look at the autopsy results. It also didn't help that one of the witnesses had just robbed a store with Brown.



To: JohnM who wrote (265056)11/25/2014 10:33:30 AM
From: Don Hurst  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 540724
 
>>"Those kinds of issues are commonly settled at trials in which genuine witnesses can be cross examined. "<<

In Grand Jury proceedings do not the Jurors have the ability to ask questions of (cross examine?) the witnesses?