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Kevin Cooney testifies in defense of his mother

October 05, 2014 / 02:48

This episode covers a courtroom testimony regarding a gun discharge incident, focusing on the angle and distance of the gun when it fired. Key discussions involve the witness's changing statements about the gun's position, with specific references to the testimony given in the hospital and the discrepancies noted by the defense counsel.

The witness, Mr. Cooney, initially described holding the gun in an upward position but later changed his account to a downward angle. This shift raises questions about the accuracy of his previous statements and the circumstances surrounding the incident.

During the questioning, the defense attorney highlights inconsistencies in Mr. Cooney's testimony, particularly regarding the distance of the gun from his body at the time of the discharge. The witness acknowledges that his recollection has changed since his initial testimony.

The episode emphasizes the importance of precise details in legal testimonies and how memory can be influenced by circumstances, such as being in a hospital bed.

TLDR

Witness changes gun position testimony in court, raising questions about accuracy.

Episode

2:48
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he initially says he's holding the gun about right here when it accidentally discharges the trajectory is wrong and
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so is the distance so he needs to come in and now say that that gun was held at a downward trajectory tell me what
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position to stand in so I can replicate what you're talking about you have to hold it up pretty high when I pull that
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up so now I have to hold it up really pretty high like this roughly so right about here so now my arm is my hands
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above my shoulders is that correct I'd say but you got some short arms tell me the whole body's shorts how far away was
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it from you when it finally fired couldn't have been that it would have been that far out that my arm
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couldn't have been that far out Mr Cooney can you hear me yes so when Mr ster asked you if it was 6 to 8 in was
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that a fair distance retrospect I don't think so now okay so you didn't correct Mr ster when
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you agreed to that a couple days ago correct I guess you could say so yeah show me with your hand the exact
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position of the gun this right here now you come in today five days later and your testimony is a little different is
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that fair to say no how is your testimony the same then because before if you recall what you displayed for us
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from the hospital bed was that you were holding the gun in an upward fashion about 6 to8 in from your neck do you
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remember that yeah and now you're telling us that it was in a downward angle further away
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from your neck correct yeah okay so you see the difference there correct why is it different the
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testimony what I'm what I'm trying to say is when I had that gun in my hand and I pulled that up that's when it
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fired my arm came down it was that close to me when I looked at that gun and that's when I collapsed to the floor in
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a hospital bit it's a little bit different when I'm actually sitting up oh is that why you came here today to
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make sure we understood the angle of the trajectory that's what I was subed for I
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believe okay you believe actually defense Council probably told you that's exactly why you were coming here today
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is that fair yeah well that I was supposed to be spe specific about what happened when defense Council met with
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you yesterday did they indicate to you that a doctor had come in and testified that the angle that that bullet entered
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your body was at a downward angle no but it's fair to say that on Monday you testified that it was an upward
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angle and today you're testifying that it's at a downward angle I was laying in a hospital bed trying to describe this
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to you

Episode Highlights

  • Conflicting Testimonies
    The witness changes the angle of the gun from upward to downward during testimony.
    “It was in a downward angle further away from your neck.”
    @ 01m 31s
    October 05, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • I was laying in a hospital bed trying to describe this to you.
    Kevin Cooney testifies in defense of his mother

Key Moments

  • Gun Positioning00:10
  • Testimony Changes01:07
  • Hospital Bed Confusion02:44

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