Interestingly, last night I was reviewing Tanya Dulaney's testimony from July 9. I ran across a revelation she gave on cross-exam. She was not able to identify a source, but from my understanding of her testimony she says the blue fibers are NOT carpet fibers but could be apparel fibers.:
4 Q. DID YOU MAKE ANY EFFORTS TO DO THE RESEARCH TO5 DETERMINE SO YOU COULD TELL THE JURY HOW COMMON THE FIBER WAS?
6 A. WELL, I KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF NYLON THAT IS7 PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IS CARPET, AND THAT ABOUT TEN TO8 18 PERCENT IS APPAREL. AND IF THIS IS AN APPAREL FIBER -- IT'S9 DEFINITELY NOT A CARPET FIBER. IF IT'S AN APPAREL FIBER, THEN10 IT COULD BE RELATIVELY COMMON, YES.
Cyn, you keep qouting this. FIRST, her argument goes this way:
If it's not a rock it's an elephant. If it's not an elephant,it's a rock, and they are pretty common.
So, either it is or is not apparel or carpet fiber. And if it IS NOT CARPET FIBER, then it is too common to prove anything at all.
POOF, you now have argued a point which ends up proving absolutely nothing whatsoever. Do you see ?
4 Q. DID YOU MAKE ANY EFFORTS TO DO THE RESEARCH TO5 DETERMINE SO YOU COULD TELL THE JURY HOW COMMON THE FIBER WAS?
6 A. WELL, I KNOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF NYLON THAT IS7 PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES IS CARPET, AND THAT ABOUT TEN TO8 18 PERCENT IS APPAREL. AND IF THIS IS AN APPAREL FIBER -- IT'S9 DEFINITELY NOT A CARPET FIBER. IF IT'S AN APPAREL FIBER, THEN10 IT COULD BE RELATIVELY COMMON, YES.
"I know that the majority that is produced in the United States is carpet, and that about ten to eighteen percent is apparel[sic]. And if this is an apparel [sic] fiber -- it's definitely not a carpet fiber. If it's an apparel [sic] fiber, it could be relatively common, yes.
Get out the ropes, it's hanging time! This makes President Clinton's spin on the words "sex" and "is" seem quite forthright. Just what, Cyn, do you think this tidbit says, and just where is the "revelation" you're referring to?