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DEMURRER TO EIDENCE
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a++&'a%&t +&%e 65 'a0 a+te# t*e &()&'e(t t$$ la)e $( Sete!3e# 25, 25 .
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Re#or$s +oul$ s"o+ t"at t"e (rivate #om(lainant +as ase$ at least t+i#e an$
"e s(e#i)i#ally state$ t"at *e &(e' t*e a++&'a%&t +&%e 65 'a0 a+te#
Sete!3e# 25, 25 *&)* & '&#e)tl0 &( )$(+l&)t &t* t*e "3)#&3e' 'ate $+
Sete!3e# 27, 25 $( t*e "3e)t a++&'a%&t . It also %ears stress t"at t"e
lan&ua&e an$ in )a#t! "is very testimony in #ourt +oul$ #learly s"o+ t"at "e is
"en #om(are$ #losely to t"e su((ortin& a))i$avit ,Ex"i%it 2/ o) +itness 3ovie
4uma(a! %ot" a))i$avits lose t"eir #re$i%ility entirely as t"ey #learly a((ear to %e
in o%vious #on)li#t +it" ea#" ot"er. More s(e#i)i#ally! t"e t+o ,5/ su%6e#t a))i$avits
a tal&( to E$$ie Lo%aton "e +as t#") +#$! 3e*&(' +"ile +itness
4uma(a state$ in "is a))i$avit ,ex"i%it 2/ t"at Mr. Pan&ani%an a
al#ea'0 $( *& a0 *$!e +"en "e +as *$"te' "$( t*at *e $"l'
b. Com(lainant Pan&ani%an state$ in "is a))i$avit t"at "e +as t#") &t* a
3ee# 3$ttle +&#t a(' t*e( *e a *&t 30 a teel &e a+te# +"ile +itness
4uma(a state$ in "is a))i$avit t"at Mr. Pan&ani%an +as *&t &t* a teel
In "is very testimony! (rose#ution +itness 4uma(a even a$mitte$ t"at "e is in
)a#t #lose to t"e (rivate #om(lainant ,+"o is "is &o$)at"er/ +"i#" (uts to
1uestion "is very #re$i%ility as a +itness an$ not to mention t"at "e is only a
minor.
a$mitte$ t"at *e a '#"( ! "e a )a##0&( a 3$l$ ! "e #"allen&e$ t"e &eneral
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(u%li# to a )i&"t an$ t"en "e +as *&t +#$! 3e*&(' +"ile talin& to E$$ie Lo%aton.
I) t"is +ere so! it +oul$ %e #learly im(ossi%le )or Mr. Pan&ani%an to i$enti)y at
8*00 P.M. on a )arm area +"o +as t"e one +"o "it "im i) any! or at t"e very least
say +it" $e)inite #ertainty t"at it +as really t"e a##use$ +"o "it "im as "e +as in
)a#t alrea$y $run at t"at time. 'erein a##use$ res(e#t)ully su%mit t"at t"is even
3. Anent on t"e se#on$ &roun$! t"e extra#t (oli#e re(ort ,Ex"i%it C/! '$e ($t
*$ a(0 e)&+&) a'!&&$( 30 t*e a))"e' t*at *e *&t R&)0 Pa(a(&3a(
30 t*e "e $+ a teel &e ($# a *e '"l0 #e#ee(te' 30 )$"(el at t*e
t&!e $+ "##e('e# . It also %ears stress t"at even t"ou&" t"e su%6e#t %lotter
re(ort ma$e mention o) a %olo an$ a steel (i(e! ($ ")* ea$( $# a(0
t"ere)ore res(e#t)ully su%mitte$ %y t"e "erein a##use$ t"at +it"out any ("ysi#al
evi$en#e s"o+n in o(en #ourt to ex(lain t"at t"e same #ause$ in6uries to t"e
(rivate #om(lainant! t"is is #learly la# o) evi$en#e +"i#" on#e a&ain #onstitutes
reasona%le $ou%t.
4. Anent on t"e t"ir$ an$ )inal &roun$! t"e testimony o) 9r. 3ose Pe(ito Li%o-on +"o
re#or$s +oul$ s"o+ t"at t"e sai$ &t(e '&' ($t e%e( $&t&%el0 &'e(t&+0 t*e
t"at "e #oul$ not even re#all +"at time "e examine$ t"e (rivate #om(lainant
,assumin& it +as really Mr. Pan&ani%an/ nor #oul$ "e even $etermine +"at
o%6e#t or +ea(on i) any! %rou&"t a%out t"e alle&e$ in6uries to sai$ #om(lainant.
7inally! t"e me$i#al #erti)i#ate itsel) is ina##urate as 9r. Li%o-on "imsel) a$mitte$
in o(en #ourt t"at t"e (rivate #om(lainant ,assumin& it +as really Mr.
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Pan&ani%an/ $i$ not "ave any ma6or in6uries! +as sent "ome +it"out nee$ o)
)urt"er a$mission to a "os(ital an$ #oul$ alrea$y &o %a# to +or i) "e #"ose to.
T"is is in #on)li#t +it" t"e me$i#al #erti)i#ation issue$ statin& t"at t"e (rivate
#om(lainant +oul$ nee$ nine ,:/ $ays me$i#al attention as 9r. Li%o-on lie+ise
a$mitte$ t"at "e $i$ not anymore re#all "avin& examine$ sai$ +itness a)ter+ar$s
an$ t"at t"e nine ,:/ $ays a#tually mean "ealin& (erio$ only an$ not t"e
%e no+ $ismisse$ $ue to la# o) #om(ellin& evi$en#e to esta%lis" t"e &uilt o) t"e
Su#" ot"er relie)s 6ust an$ e1uita%le un$er t"e (remises are lie+ise (raye$ )or.
Res(e#t)ully Su%mitte$.
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