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To: Enterprise
The attorneys should have been more careful here. While it is imperative to impeach testimony and cast doubt on it when it is damaging to their case, when it comes from a 63 year old woman regarding what has happened, the jury will not be likely to appreciate unnecessarily aggressive cross-examination.

"Mick Marderosian asked whether the 63-year-old had too many glasses of wine or whiskey that may of fogged her memory.

Doris Bettencourt testified it was humiliating and embarrassing to watch the former Athletics Director Scott Johnson, and another Fresno State employee, having sex in the bed next to her during a trip to Salt Lake City in 2000.

Marderosian questioned Bettencourt about hearing noises, wrestling, and if she saw the two take their clothes off.

Bettencourt replied by saying, "You can have sexual intercourse without taking your clothes off."

After becoming irritated with Marderosian's line of questioning, the 63-year old replied, "Do you want me to tell you what I saw? I saw Scott on top of Betsy in the act, that's what I saw."

Bettencourt said she turned her head, closed her eyes and fell asleep after the two were done having sex and left the room."

< a href="http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=7329035">Johnson-Klein Secretary Faces Cross-Examination

20 posted on 11/08/2007 6:15:25 AM PST by Enterprise (Those who "betray us" also "Betray U.S." They're called DEMOCRATS!)
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Johnson-Klein Secretary Faces Cross-Examination
21 posted on 11/08/2007 5:16:59 PM PST by Enterprise (Those who "betray us" also "Betray U.S." They're called DEMOCRATS!)
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