ORIGINAL In the

~upreme <!ourt of tbe Wnitell ~tateli

DONALD L, BROOKS,

Petitioner,

••• TENNESSEE,

Respondent.

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lb, 71~5313

Washington, D. c. March 21 & 22, 1972

Pages l thru 54

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this isn't lc-qitimatc eurrehu~t.i.,, ev n t•ouqh in "

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yot, could testify, your cl.' nt cot•ld t '3 t:~ ':y in st:,.rchu , __

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tional ·:::.qt,t i:o ,:,:main r-ilcn·. OZ cou,:sr. i..hat c-ar i •,as

deaJ.:i.nq w•.cr. com.Ticnt on {:he failu'"<' of the> c1"!""'n ,ant <-o

testify,

We respectfully ouhr.,i'.: th;:i'<: this pr~ced11·•e that

we h,,._,c in the Stal:c of '.L'cmnf':::!ltH? is so fdr in i:hc> nino:.ii:y,

it:'r; no·: b~.Jn 1"optf"i h•r <1ny state> cxc";:>t the Si.:.ctP of 1;eni:u-:rr,

it's noi::. l:ee,1 n~on\. d hy i:'le Federal nulP:;, it's "lOt. the

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is waiv i by "\Gr IT' ' .. hl'tW. n tt par'cies and the court or

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P. ' . , W' I J • I this art.:.r.ular , •tter , .

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judge t!1ere .i.n c;.a Lt.:.nooqa -i •~ tr. t ~rne>'l t.'iu. t , ,, :;xi.<

to raise it.

QUESTIOH: :r.s ,;his ~C'l1C't,l ly c:1ly regarncd .:.c C

rule of procedure? How is ~t reg, roPd? ApparC'ntly ~his

judge t:t:"lats it as a rnat,:e,: of suhst·an ':ivc- law in nome wa!'.

"R. SID Q:RS: I fe::il · t J.s ,nore a m.:it~er of p:r.ocec'u:

your Fono. , 11ut i '1 'IC no··· hC!en :i:a:.sed--;;J, in i « <'ons .- <'k:r:ed

t tu·. • h:.C'l h-'1 J h c·1 on the> ; oc,'•s for thif' 'C'ricr of

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cau~o o-: the .:-ccu.· t'.ol' ,1qainzt hi • '' It f,ivo·•n '3" r-<'ly

"lals and he ;1culr! no~ h c.cx r, Lled to -iv oviik cP.

•s~inst himself.

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reason that th ~rozocuting wi;_n '"S h:.id t? go :.::irr;t?

MR. F.~NDRXCK: rt did not ccal:e i I: the::·e, but WC •

have, b~• j udicie.l deci!;ion, the -.:cquirement t,1tl:: chc pr.Jaecutin<J

witn:ass go first.

Q So~I: of hind~iqh~, isn't it~

HR. Y.E~1DR!CI<: I oon • t \now t • c1t, Yo i::- l!ono-i:. I

think t1hcn it- f.ire.i: c .. ., p th", til _ cou:i:-~ · \"lee. that way.

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toE.t a n_ son i cnt;;. tl d ::o cr,n· re•. :1iz vi tn • · ccs, as to ,ihan

t. i;u; o , l:' pxooi: < n ho • h ut it on:'

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Q Well, you cquatc the p.:-c'>ecu1:inq witneso wj_th

the defendant, end I suqgcst that that's impro~er.

MR. KENDRICK: Sir?

Q :r suggest that the p:c?socu•~inq witness and thg

defendaut are not in c<1ual pos:'..tions. J,.- ::: understand it,

thia is Donald L. Ercoks vcrcus t·he Stl'lt.A of T,;mcssec?

MR. Kl'"DRICI(: It i .. I yer

Q I ,ion't: even knew w'.10 :.:h-: procec\lt.ir.g witna~1

was.

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'Ill criminal cn::ies routinely ir. T<cnneGu( , even l.f no rnotie,,1

~e ma~e to do ~o?

HR. K~NDRICK: lt'z not a matter nf law, t~o juc~e

routinely Gays, do tho par·::.ies Wwni: t:~e :i:ulo: nd, rather

routJ.nely, thoy say, re do.

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ru ot ,f ect.

u .. a u.tc • · 11 ::1 efl:oct, ·:hat• s

• CO YC" ( t t" t?

• : ' I '0,1 • t '·r oi1 t~ t. we have to rr,eet

, 1 (' ,·11 .,~ly t.10 •,t'ltute unless it's

•t ·. e .. Gtatc off~ s to waive it:

• ") 0 I n h to. Agrees to

th e inv oa · n t' i c c? T~10 seq

tion rule?

MR, KENDRICK: I do not ,;em mbe:.- th.it, if it was invol L'd,

No·.1, tro refer t'l Cou~t, .;..: prigc~ 13 "'nd J.4, to the

decision which requirec thia, the --

Q Are you ::ip citing of your ~wn !n:icf r.c-J? Paqc·1

13 and 14?

MR, KZNDHICK: ., . 0 y, Yo

Chief Jnc·.:lca.

P s 13 aid 14 of our br•cf,

ju ici l rt \J rn r:t t:, t th• o .. oc cu'•' J w'tnc. go n £.:. t ,t.

~11, .. h.[ , '>cen C le .. ' c:-r,o 1st a.;e tha

'l'ohet • e h e in -- ·n·r, C .. , t , ;.~ ro <l 1:!.q\!

u r b ( i li:. q qu -~ "'"t that ,

°l',Culdn 1 t 1r. kc i C : · tutio1 , . In 0 .. u j' . '" of g->' cm e '• St tee-•

ro, Hr, ., . d , cl • \'..()l. .i 'l . . • h

Y,p .. ta ,, \ y I: 3 d w re!:" r <) c:n o,..,in · C"1 bt

C ; ' I • .,

I! n, on p gc J ..:,f Ju t"c""' l ck UI' in -- :l:.Y.~

our r1r f, i:.o

u

r

u ' 01.- b;

. t .. :a

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•.

. .

f

ff - •

; dgc c.ho\ .1.d 0 ut v'>., ag t

, re dinaJ es with it c1G

... p· on l.y i;;refe ... nn .. J.tern .. ::e

.., tv ,J'U' .:.:.cc I lan 's o•,il" ion

1<';71 c. ion "'h · ch we cite in

+- 2 , t. w r fP.r d,0 Court also

to Mr, Justice St .•,·nrt1 r conc-1rrin·1 opin•or in fpencer v..,, ~,

also cited in our brief.

Q 1. b2J.icve tr ~t 'o 'io oo.

MR. I:ENDR!C.'l~: l'gain-,t :i'e,mo. 3P.5 U.S. 352, at

567.

Thank you, &ir.

Now, in the tilt which may remain to me, I'd like

to turn to tho ., tition<ar'c cbjcccionr, -to the '!'enncsoee

statute, anc1 I underotand :Erom h::.1 oral n~:111rne\'\t yecterda',·

ti"1at he does conc'lde that. .:he fi ."t • AJ':'~nd , 1t ~•u;,t.ion i not

before the Cos1rt in vii"'.•, o-;. t':. h:"i; d i: .~ of c. rtic:t&,:i,

H"s Fife 1\: ~n ,t · rt, :..g·.11::iC, .<-

th t ';hi .:ul,. ir c-, , i"l • :i. J-" U;>

i.n iJe t.

' I r t h. V, • ti.ink, :tater , 4

cnn "' i t '.o c' 1 .;irovi'licn

, i r i ( ;;.qt t;1., a:i:d. 3ut: n0\1 he

• j r " .. r ri.,h~ 0 k r ilc tt.

) J •c; ,;;," h; b (I{ ' cor,c'!deo, nnor dces

. ·]:, r.;..Jl:. . £ W'I 'ill , . lent. " his t C r . .

; t. LO ti" , • C u hP. h ~I qc> or, i!:i.x ,;t I if h~

go ,t 1. , t .. .. ,, j ' ,. .it•: ng co 1) Ol l i ;:·i v:L lege or

'l n ·t E t1 y, ' ,c • • cl ' [ , C Ii,_, .. di ~r1c,1lt.

Tl " to thit. i< thll pe. it-.i.or .. and

, ti" 1 .:', 9 .. .. .) tr.~ 1 • th c:.•

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teutirnony wil). be, wh~' the wi t.ncss::?:; w.llJ. c: y, o.nd ~o

C:eairability for waiving the right to_

the sta.,d in h.l.a own he'.111lf.

'1 silent ~n t king

Our. faeli1 g about i': in th'lt •: e, • t.h5·,q i hat i'3

li~ited, as Zr cs th• def nda1t :a ~enc, , tho opr,?rtunity

to trim o~ to colo:e o to <-alsify hi t stimon·, .:.·o confo:.:m •;ith

what the other ·iib ., ., o, hi c.e h

whi,t the cm .. 'l u .l fo~, ,ly suy -c.: at we h •

Co:.irt to.

The d< f rd ' .. yri that in ch""'"'" n, ti, t-lJ ':i "y, or

i:&ing '.:.hat choic t tr~ lJ_g nning 0 h Iii p oc-f', ha -1:hcr

haz, :i;dn hire-;e. f 0 :$S-OIi m·ra ior~, 0 b' -t~ il: c .. lf

to the h, • -i d 0 r - •XD!\'lln " • 11 l, '1 ct~ t. u

every t•ii.:n~t" wl,o £' on r.h" st J b h' -elf i:.o th,!:

hazar • An t' e t 'II' ld that :i z ~a

e of °I' - '1 r ': ,es -ll,.-. L .. l • rcgart.

• 0 u t C ,;; ·.:1q to ··it. fy

t J )T' 0 .' . d t 'c"l _h,,u1d b Left • ,

,;_ C • t l ' , po·n- out a'.; page;

L- o• t lat '1- d ei d ,. l t!lc un•et .. ered '

I .,,y t "cl" d s to uhc.n he can

y, '1 re .~c:- l " _..:?_:,_ 0 n ..£, (:O the

i C .. I n I• f 't.ut·on 1 .., :r le- mo.ke him

C dl.f f. t C ..,-· c~.

I oul t<.' , qu c-kJ. y ..l Ii urteent'1 J>.mendi.:ent

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ergwr~nt, which I view in thre~ parts.

One is that i'i: impores a burden upon hi!:l. It doer..,

to soir.e er.tent, 1.i.mit hini but ngain I rcuind the Cour~ that

he's not rostrictcd f-i:om testifying, he may tC'3i:ii'y, the

court, tho1,gh, will require him to tcstif.y firnt. But t!lere's

no reason why he has to hoa,; the "-es,:ir.:0ny of his own w· :;r s ... es

before he taken the ~tond. ~hero a~ a lot cf ~ooc rca.onu w~y

he has to hear tt.e t,;i itirnony of the I i ;1cs of the- <;tat

ageJ.not him: but hf', ou,ht "o k ow l;, oi;o h' on. w·t

to..'<e '.;hf:' s · ind, w· "-t •. ey'r£> ,-:>; " .. o v.

0\1, l. f t y .., C. •

.t I oul," ~c b ,..O J:r 1 -::.o hnek on th.

• tana •,d t<>

fJ.ci l ·o

b'li t. 1 c.,.,.,tf'c.1 C".

'l'h s cc,. "

0 H ).1, t' .... ·e tb f l ~r·t w 1n~s to

c-.11 r l;c 0 _c l~k~ t_ ; , i:, , : , ,me t . Do1ice

off:ic r dS,' t t ··od?

m. l{I d I K: e_ , b· op n 0 • orpoi:t n·ty

<:or ·i g d~~c "'V ... y { [, 'I.tic in e .I t ..:- l n, to

!·now, u d r o· h, \h t t. ,, fie r i<i C'O to .. v.

Q ... C r .. C .n e •Cs C'<

) i:t, t ' r r 1- ta C' 0 .it, You-.; flor-or.

0 • t ~h t bi:. th -the 1·ay I

't

0 ;,) T n C you n <JC"C d i:10..,itions of

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the government 's wi. tnecsos?

MR, KE~"DnICR: That's certainly tru~ in civil ca~es,

and - -

Q Nell, I'm talking about criminal c:t'lcc.

MR. KEND:.Ucr:: I know you ore. I'll just ho.ve to say

I don't have a t:hno:::e•1 ou it. I'n, not. cnt.i.rel/ sure of that.

Q !"ell, ao'JU.-ne that i. n' t t:o, dnd --

MR. KE,;r)iUCK: J\l l right.

Q ··- ard you w&'lt ~-o c.::11. the- chi~f of police.

MR. I<IlT,l)RlCI(: Jut he ro;iy go

Q He's be~n :maer cubpoeni: by t.' ie s tatc, it comes

to tr ·.al and ':h St tc h:1' chosen not t-o pu"i:: him on. So th<!

defenclant asks the, ccu~t:: • •, :,uld like to put him en and

tre&t him ar.. a ho itilr witne.:s; ,nd the court: :::::iy~, Sorry,

if you cull him, he's yc.t:r 11itne 'cl,

:m. ~E?ID"ICK: If 11 t. o £' thtn,.:; ax 3 done?

Q Yes.

1• •• ,, IID'>IC;:: d wh ~• t-•e question?

Q i: .10 ... .J · st; on i , i ":>l ron!ly Oon • t: know wh\:'rc

i-t~. IE I) rc.r z Ho you don't: know whore you st;md on

Q 1'nd th t tt • ,;:i,.se in this ca~e; thct wci.s

'!' •·'" lDRI"" • I c·o.1 't rcn:rMbcr that all of those ,- . . ...... "'"

things were ·.;rre: i:bcu': hi. having i,;; en '"Ubpoc.11 ed ac --

Q The chief \1,•s lnder ubpo na by tJ-,e Sto'C.e, he

had.,'t testified, i.o a,ik~cl the court ~o let him cross-

examine, who said: No, if you cal ... hi,:i, he's your witness.

~m. Y..ENDlUCK: Yes, thil.\:. • n tight. If he ha~ called

him, he would have been tho uitnq"~ of tho dei'e;;,dant.

But we don't c:oncode ~a'.: that:. in any way dc,nies

this defendant of his Fo~rteen~h.

imd may I just

Q ·1e.:.1, .:h::: fact is, the, •'l, i'.lln - 1e t cl l ,

so t · rc"ls can't :mo; wr, t wi t:.n s , ,u' ,inq to c t 1at

yo 1' r o · .. ng- ....... j k -: ll"rig, • a l _c, ,g to s-y ,,_. ho.1

ti •YI 9 J. ·" hol vp under . • a ,·ri" ._icn?

> ...... 'nt . cw t- "'o l , ...~le tv

io,{: :r: '1 i-i < -I • ( ' y u m k Fl spot

l' r u g i: ,.. ,;;,J r,a ... .1.l 'r ;oing to Cell •omo

' 'l . l,; I '1 gi~ ?f c.l JIC • Ana .i. don't know

r • I 1y t.1- . 'Dd, n i~ cu ..... ..:oulC:: rot h;:·ve

in V t ' . • -o: yl:. • l if he l~""lt "d to, ;;,rio'"

to t * ~-,... !4't". r l k . ' or .. .. y·u n n• . r tc an

~rl i. :>n " l t i C .,o_.ic .... offic r C • •

h· r r .y t '1 r ,d 'lt r h :1 : '-' r l tl t L 01,;. '1 vu • •

, ;t ') h t ., • J.PJ"' i:in't

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might not haw be n rscallcd?

MR. • NDn .. CK: 'l'o al lo 1 him .:o e r c ::. - cd to ·1e

s t o.nd , after he once h~c testiC"cd,

Q Yes .

l1R. I"':'.ND1'ICK: Jlnd, You.: Hono:::, • .y I -- t ,oe the

red light..

~:R. CUI 1 Jt;'l 'IC:, Ft' ,R• Your t·m~ i up, but you

m.iy dra;1 :l.t t.:, i'.l. conclur.i.on, 11: you so 1ir.h.

1.R. l<'. N:?R" CF.: WO'tl like. <-C C concl1.di11g

atater::ent, if i· Ol\ a ~ l "S ·h Co ~t.

IR. CBC ll C ~: 1 fr C tu 0 th·t.

Hn. i{ 'DRIC.,: h :, nt. .. ': ·- n

covered, rid .. ill' cov it • I .r '1

matter o:I: th St ... ,. r i n :.. . ' co ndc t -T C t h C'O ' . • t ' I i, holdin

.h .. C • l ll1 t h t . 'iti""ut -·on;

th C ¥ ·h tw cite

0 i to tr "fc~t t .at that

ri t 1;".8 c,, I- -- ·• t t.,.:it i!J really

l ., u t. h '"tcr a S·i:ato

t t:o 0'1 t .. ut 1 , ,n '1 not a 2ederal

• ~() ( <.) bP. C ,c w'th,

n .... 0 I I " , le. ) y <lay tb .. • ·i;h defendant

h 0' of 0 i' ;i 11 ·ty of ::his t.rt:i:h

in t ti lOny ~- , I w d l;t, CC1.-l .. ;.., i tb w rd" of

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Justico CarQo?.o, to keep the b~la.cc ttuc.

Thnnk you.

MP.. CI!!EF ,1USTI~ BURGER, Thru1}: you, I1r. l'.endri er.. Mr.. SUlillners.

REBUTTAL ARGu1-lEHT OJ:' JP.R~Y H. SIDiMERS, ESO. ,

ON BEHALF OP 'l'HE PET:.:'.i'IOHER

M.'1'1., SIJMl.fER/3: 11:-. Chie( Jur,tico, .::nd may it plea:.;""

the Cour·::

:r.n tho vary short tia: J. h V<l r" ainin~, .I wo11 'td lil;c

~o l lo~atc on "c; qu z ·.i.:,n

pc ·· n 0 cJ ~ton by tic Chief: yo tor ay. "'ho f · , t .

Justice in r g d tc, a ,u ion of o,.~ r of cof.

Ye· r Uo .., , e~':, J y • o 1

ah. 11ld h V ?ii , t'J"f r )!: p

s' bly .rfoc· .h"' • ht u•c.

I l O 1ld o,1ly " y ·11 '- n • '

qU:\. l a t:o IWhC'tl r I

co-r •..:, ·o ~lly.

in the st,;: c,f

'C • , ii.; ··" th ' if an , . . • :;t.i.nony is clu.1; d

or e tl.. wi :ne I' t ti 0 , xo11 ' , t .en i 3 , t

nece ~ff r of proof n er cu· 1 so t~

t . C, p .. an a. •

0 r t ?

" Er S: 't ? "i '; I sir.

0 to .) .... n ·" o. p o, ?

" : b ~t h o.i.scrction of

C' t • ' C. •• n :ln t, C criminal - n

court which o:..lows you to •k a ~nth criminal cou ca they

have i:.llowod you to rnaJ; an offc o »roof. But that <'ic.ciaion

ean:e aft r thi. ca <a W!IS tried.

In regard to Mr. Ju~ticc Fe nquist's question

yeoterday, I believe th.:it, in discu..: Lon, the terms "rf" ,t1'.;tal"

and "surrebuttnl • goi; ju.nbled up, and I t·ould like to -..uy that

it is my conten:ion urd r the 1 w ~ht th- sco~e that the

eefcndant, ii hews not allo,cd to t~ctiiy 'c!ld put on oth~r

r1itneDses, tho Sta ·o th n i?Ut on r<>' 1-:.l:al witn ,;sc~ to estify,

to rebut his ,·itncs , th•t he co1 d ti t1fy s

witnesc.

. rr •J n:.ta·

But t!l

t,.'\os t+:e ' "1.i.

t. l.

. ., , "-

,

he io

,

~copa of i:i s b t ")U l'ni'!: d t:o

. 'h n I:. , n o· t s

y th t h 10 " .nt \;le pro:,1em

1 ,: bu't 1 i:.ncss,

·t. C rt inly s ould ba

4 •

i ·t , t- . g, r, 'i;O Mr, Justice

.. p .i ri' •g st: rda,,, if th., court

n i ut on , it ould be the

' o ~' .:; ,.. u-:-t, h

0 • C l t' \

r.:i

c..,ubt, under

h rrnle,;s

_ n nd r,oth ing •an be

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u1ore prejudicial them a statute which will re!;•.:r.i ct or <10ny a

defendant from ·tcstify:i.ng .in hi3 o~;n 'l)ehalr, and tha'.: this

statute is, par ae, prejudicial.

We say that the defendant has a right ·::o ~cs-;:i:i:y

under the authority of -- nn absolute righ-:; unde:.- F(lrg•1son vs.

Georgia, ana, .i.n cloa;i.ng, I ,muld r.c::;pc,::tft l ly · a1 that we

think that --

Q Do you think tn~t• w1'a:: FcrqVSOl" held? Thclt --- -you h ... vc a con:iti t1..t.i.on 11 ri 1h _ t<- ttoi:l:ify '

I J: c:.. t -- br i ,· ic·t.·'on, .. ha.: was

the w ·y that I read \:Iv, 6.cc".s'.or i.1 th;.,.

Q I tncuqht it. w, • - .ight o cotnzcl.

, n. StlMMEf.C; Ye ,, y, , :It U: •

t.lv t , a · tll in crpi; tn·. icn - · + !1 , • • ~r,: yir.,J .c 1.won t:c th" s

caue, tn t Co1.ul<.. '1. 0~.,; n s , • ·• ol,..t- r ... 'I.: to t.c ti"y ir

cx·minal en 0. And tr t.J ..;ta t o" t ct,·· o of Tcm.~::..;cc

~· I.

pr.

Th • :o . .. ~n elf) '1_, I c-- lln

., . ·' n --n ciCccl, '·.hici1,

.... ( i- ':. , o ,~ _,,,.. c, ;; Ju<"':I '-!clU l ·.c c ::: , we t'1i11k

.. n. j .1 o ch to .h~ problem •

tllC' t t 'l. '! 'l CC:, l ti -:ut .:..onl',l.

0 .. C 16 or, qu B

n . cl i t 1 ., c,1 ta i')'ht a • >nstih1~.c.l' l r'')'h\: to

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testify on behalf of the def nd nt. Su oac the defendnnt,

at the openi1,9 of the ca5o aft r tho iu1."Y wa'l elected, the

defendant.' s counacJ. said: "l,ou, b_fcre the ninds of the ju:-:y

are CjUnnum, infl'.lencEld by the pr-:isecu~.ion 's te:stimony, I wct,ld

like an oppo1:tunity to put my cicfc-,1dant, t.he accused, on t.he

stand, to have him tell his ~~o~-y to ~hin jury."

l7ould you think h" wou ... d . •10 on ,.b-.-.>lute right as

part of his absolute i:ight to teDt'l.fy, t' a'. you c3 ai•~, to bl")

heard firnt bofore t State i heard fro ,

.1R, SUlll,lERS t · ,i, 1, '! C ':) •ot, le r on-:>t', .1. r C •

~ully ny th-t --

0

1 "lp ul t' t: j -1 ? t

• : YOl'":

r ' ')

O • V , n

(J .h i,., r

h,t i• V •

th op 1

MR. C' ' . You

l t 1 ny ·r :, "10

h "' " h i1 cl ) pt'

r n th I

.! t

t

I" l: -

or L •

' • C -,

... ., , i

H~'lO;>', i

l ,;;ay, l.

- l C'

tt-i

h, C ic11t l

'

it ir c;ht l:>o o vcrv

hl to qc';. to

cution wit e~s~s.

no, b. cau:i

r i:.u e~n of prOl)f

·t .: ; you • uggest

1J,11 'C? ha

- fir'""'?

n h. t t f

h i.:r al C'ln

Q -- unt'l •

c'sicn quit

th .. d by t e

;,,4

manner in which the Sta~c ic prov~ng; /lllQ I qay it ould bL a

very infrequent cnse in which I wculd put r y c _ic,n~ o , becau::.G

we co not have full disco•1c;.--y in the tal of' mennecs a, ,m

are ve1.-y limited .i.n crimin l p;;:cccdur". J\nd I • ·ould be vary

hesitent to put my client on the r';nnd, i.:o :.i!l the procccutio,1,

There might be a very r r.e cace 11 t,hich it miqh b3, cuch as

... raal:.ter of incest, in wh i.ch th r rould 1:,-. unco ·roborated

test... on; of · cco pl ce, cJ '•h ft < , c. ry , ak co.se.

ut i. oul i very reluct nt , ri~l coun l ··o

oy such t ~tic, b ~user ca ore

' .- ad y.

I • C 1 e Jt:S • ,r, • '. , o.

rr,h le VO' , l r. : ric.

~ho cas is ot 1i:

( n er t' t 10:~? o' 1 c,, a. ,

• J