Der Prozess Oscar Pistorius und der Tod von Reeva Steenkamp
08.07.2014 um 12:25@Rabenfeder
Und Oscar im Zeugenstand schon gar nicht.
Über Rouxs Entschuldigung mit seinen Zeugen kann man nur schmunzeln.
Rabenfeder schrieb:Nel und die Richterin haben ihren Job sehr gut gemacht. Menschen an solchen Schaltstellen müssen integer bleiben, nur wie wenn alles andere....Roux hat auch getan, was er konnte, die Verteidigung konnte eben nur nicht überzeugen.
Vielleicht behältst du ja Recht und es ist hier doch noch möglich, das kann man nur hoffen.
Und Oscar im Zeugenstand schon gar nicht.
Über Rouxs Entschuldigung mit seinen Zeugen kann man nur schmunzeln.
Roux's argument [Re. TV] is not persuasive coming as it does and at this late stage in the proceedings.
I am sure Nel can drum up easily another 5 witnesses that for emotional reasons of being too grief-stricken did not want to present evidence in court.
He only has to threaten to call June Steenkamp to talk about the speeding incident plus phone calls with Reeva saying that things were "not good" about 1-2 weeks before the incident, and in particular, that they were "fighting the whole time".
Does the defense really want more in camera witnesses?
How about Mr. Myers to talk about Reeva using the word "caged" and his perception that OP was "moody and ungracious" in the weeks before it happened, and was "bombarding" Reeva with calls after they rowed the first time?
In addition, the judge was open to alternative testifying conditions on case by case basis. This is how Professor Saayman testified. Why could Roux not say "We have a specific witness, their name is X, and they would come here to talk about Y, but they are too nervous because of the cameras to do it. Would the court consider to here their evidence under the same conditions as Saayman?"
Hard to see who such witnesses could be but in any event mysterious "unnamed" ones is not very impressive. Did he ask Masipa to consider changing the testifying rules to here the evidence???
As for the remarks about OP being "chilled" by testifying, I thought he was very emotional testifying, he looked a lot less emotional in his video didn't he(!!!). Perhaps Masipa should have a chat to Professor Pretorius to establish whether he was any different in private at Weskoppies? She already knows he told Professor Derman different things at different times in private...
Nah this is totally expected but just another excuse. That's all defense have now. Excuses. To stop their lovely client from taking responsibility.
Last day LOL this reason of the TV cameras is hardly something they can have failed to notice as the trial went on and if 5 different important witnesses wouldn't testify because of it this issue would have been raised much earlier in the defense case! A couple I am sure could have had Saayman style rules if it was a real thing.
The prosecution character witness list could be quite long now though because we had so many defense character witnesses lol Nel can have a good old whinge about that i'd imagine!! Trying to create a manufactured/fake image of the guy by getting associates with little knowledge of his intimate relationship with Reeva to testify hmmm
What about Justin De Vares??? No friend was prepared to take the stand for him that was a friend or an ex-girlfriend? Only the agent??? Well defense obviously want an excuse for this fact but i'm sure M'Lady can read between the lines well enough.
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