LAPD DETECTIVES CONTINUE CROSS: Danny Masterson Trial, Day 17, afternoon break report
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[This report was produced live during a court hearing with a lot going on. There will be typos. Please don't email us about typos that you find.] After lunch session. The jury will be coming back this afternoon. The Masterson section is fairly full: Mom, Christopher, and Jordan. Bijou, Mackenzie, and Chynna. Chris Wadhams. And family friend Graham Bruwer in the general audience section.
I don’t understand why Cohen asked about whether JD3 said she was slapped or hit with an open fist. If I were a juror I would be wondering what difference it makes. She said he hit her. If Cohen was trying to show that JD3’s story had changed, in my opinion he failed miserably.
I thought they'd both basically testified to the same things the other day, or pretty darn close. As a non lawyer, I don't understand the point of repeating it, unless it's to drive certain ideas home in the minds of the jurors. What those ideas might be, I can't fathom. It seemed like a waste of time.
I don’t understand why Cohen asked about whether JD3 said she was slapped or hit with an open fist. If I were a juror I would be wondering what difference it makes. She said he hit her. If Cohen was trying to show that JD3’s story had changed, in my opinion he failed miserably.
I thought they'd both basically testified to the same things the other day, or pretty darn close. As a non lawyer, I don't understand the point of repeating it, unless it's to drive certain ideas home in the minds of the jurors. What those ideas might be, I can't fathom. It seemed like a waste of time.
Thanks for report!!