Question: “Officer — did you see my client fleeing the scene?”
Answer: “No sir. But I subsequently observed a person who matching with the offender’s description, running several blocks away.”
Question: “Officer — who provided this description for you?”
Answer: “The officer who responded to the scene.”
Question: “A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?”
Question: “With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes to prepare your daily tasks?”
Answer: “Yes sir, we do!”
Question: “And do you have a locker in the room?”
A: “Yes sir, I do.”
Question: “And do you have a lock on your locker?”
Answer: “Yes sir.”
Question: “Now why is it, officer? If you trust your fellow officers with your life, you feel it is necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers?”
Answer: “You see, sir — we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room.”