court case
...mage the prosecution’s case is to completely discredit their witness by bringing up past dishonesty while being under oath, past testimony, etc. During the proceedings the defense attorney brought up that the witness had testified falsely under oath two other times during the previous arraignment and pre-trial thus discrediting the witness. • Even though a witness is telling the truth, the defense or prosecution can still prove that the witness is lying by asking trick questions, asking the question many different ways or many different times. • Attorneys can object to the smallest things and simplest things. During the trial the defense attorney asked the witness the same question twice and the prosecuting attorney objected saying “the defense is harassing the witness”. The proceeding tied into our class by following the pre-trial process and the order of trial process. • During the arraignment on May 29th, 2002, the bail was set at $150,000. That bail amount was posted by Margaret Kennedy, a local bail bondsman. • The proceeding followed the trial process exactly right down the line. I witnessed the proceeding on to separate occasions. During which the evidence was presented. The prosecution questioned the witnesses and multiple “exhibits” were brought into the testimony. These exhibits included pictures, sworn testimony, and t...