WITNESS: He cut me right across here, right here, right up
under here, over under here.
PROSECUTOR: May it please the Court, may we have permission
to have him remove his shirt so we can show the jury that?
THE COURT: Yes, sir.
PROSECUTOR: Come over here, Mr. Williams, take your coat
off. Step right over here, Mr. Williams. I believe you said you got cut on the
neck from here, is that right? Down like that?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Where else
did you get cut?
A. Right there
and there, there.
Q. Any other
places?
A. Here.
Q. Is this a cut
here?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did he do
that?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Are these
cuts here?
A. Yes, sir,
small ones.
Q. This one and
this one.
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Any up here
that he did?
A. Right here
and here.
Q. Right over
here and here?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Any down
around here that he did?
A. No, sir, not
in here.
Q. But that one
right there?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you have
your brace on when this happened?
A. No.
PROSECUTOR: Your
Honor, could the witness step in the jury room and put his brace back on and
his shirt?
THE COURT: Very well, be at ease. Where is his brace?
PROSECUTOR: Right
here.
Q. Mr. Williams,
is there any doubt in your mind as to who it was that cut you with the knife?
A. No, sir.
Q. It was the
man right there?
A. That’s
right.
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