Private Prosecutor Kapunan ug Defense Counsel Ferrer, nagtubag sa nagpadayong impeachment trial ni VP Sara!

NAGTUBAG silang Private Prosecutor Lorna Kapunan ug Defense Counsel Kristine Ferrer!
Kalabot sa pagbabag sa proseksuyon sa pag-presenta sa pipila ka dokumento sa depensa.
Gipamugos ni Kapunan nga angayang gamiton ang ilang kaugalingon nga marked evidence nga una nang gi-authenticate sa testigo gikan sa COA-ICFAO.
Tubag ni Ferrer kang Kapunan, dili mahimong mag-dektar ang counsel kung unsaon niini pagpadayon ang iyang cross-examination.

“..We will have a continuing objection, excuse me counsel, we will have a continuing objection to their presenting their documents which have not been identified by the witness. They are AOMs. AOMs have been identified by the witness but these are prosecution’s AOMs, your honor.
May I suggest, your honor, to the defense counsel, since she refused for us to use the defense witnesses that she uses now, the prosecution’s documents. That is up to her counsel. She may confront the witness with their copy of the AOM.
I’m sure she would be competent to testify whether these are the same documents earlier identified as exhibits for the prosecution or not. Counsel, you may proceed. Yes, correct, your honor.
And they’re AOMs, we did not dispute those, so we have the same copies. Can we then, in connection with that, your honor, since counsel admits that our AOMs are their defendant’s AOMs, can we just use the prosecution’s copies, your honor? But, your honor, we have prepared, you know. Show them, show the document.
Yeah, I will, I am showing the defense document. No, we will not agree, your honor. The counsel cannot dictate how I will proceed with my cross-examination.
Can the counsel, your honor, be reminded that I’m on cross-examination? We will not agree, your honor, to the presentation of defense documents. I’m sorry? Because precisely there was no stipulation yesterday. There was not.
We are now constrained. Excuse me, counsel. Allow her to finish, counsel.
They are now constrained, your honor. I’m sorry. They are now constrained to use our documents.
Precisely. This is what we wanted to avoid yesterday. Had we did a comparison, not to belabor the obvious, your honor, but now counsel says, anyway, it’s the same.
So if it’s the same, what’s the objection to using the prosecution’s document? Counsel, that water is already under the bridge. You may request assisting counsel to check the copy being presented to Ms. Eileen. And you may make it a subject matter of your redirect later on.
Allow counsel to present. Thank you, your honor. The presenting officer will allow the counsel to present that document.
But notes, the continuing objection of attorney Capone with respect to this matter. Thank you, your honor. Attorney Christine, you may proceed..”
Private Prosecutor Lorna Kapunan, Defense Counsel Kristine Ferrer ug Senator Chiz Escudero.

SOURCE: GMA NEWS
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