Legal Privilege by Margaret Barnes
Author:Margaret Barnes [Barnes, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scribbling Advocate
Published: 2021-05-02T23:00:00+00:00
Chapter 21
Eric Poynton left the witness box and hurried from the courtroom. When the door had closed behind him, the judge asked Marcus if he was calling his clientâs father.
âNot today, My Lady.â
âI assume not at all then. Are you going to call your client, Mr Jennings?â
Cassie put her hand over her mouth to ensure she wasnât heard by anyone else and said to Simon Wade, âNow the jury will wonder why the father isnât being called.â
Simon nodded in agreement.
âNo, My Lady,â David Jennings said.
âHave you advised him that the stage has now been reached at which he may give evidence and, if he chooses not to do so or, having been sworn without good cause refuses to answer any question, the jury may draw such inferences as appear proper from his failure to do so?â
âI have.â
âRight.â Judge Rostron-Smithâs face betrayed her incredulity at Cravitzâs refusal to give evidence. Cassie had noticed Cravitz had hardly spoken to Radpole while the trial had been ongoing; was his failure to give evidence because he was frightened of his co-defendant rather than following any legal advice? Sheâd ask David when she got the opportunity.
âNow, Mr Wade, your client?â
âIâll call Mr Morris, My Lady.â
Dean Morris scurried into the witness box. He grabbed the bible and the card with the oath on it and then stumbled over the words.
âTake your time, Mr Morris,â Simon Wade said.
The court usher took the card from Morris and he repeated the oath after her.
âNow, Mr Morris, Iâm going to be asking you questions but do give your answers to the jury, so speak up.â
Dean Morris nodded and Simon Wade began by asking him how he knew Lucas Radpole and Thom Cravitz.
âI know Lucas from down the gym. Thom is a mate of his. Seen âem together.â
âTheo Clements, do you know him?â
âNever seen him before this case, but I was at school with Annie â his girlfriend.â
âWhen was that?â
âJunior school. Over fifteen years ago.â
âOn fifteenth January did you go to the flat on Fulham Road?â
Morris looked towards the dock. âNot sure of the date, but I did go to the manâs flat.â
âWhy did you go there?â
Dean Morris explained he had been told by Lucas that the man who lived there had property that belonged to his father.
âDid you know what he meant by property?â
âHe said something hadnât been paid for. I thought he was owed money. Assumed for drugs.â
âWhy drugs?â
Morris shuffled from one foot to the other. âLucas, sometimes, Iâve had ⦠Iâve smoked with him.â
âSmoked drugs?â
âCannabis, yes. Nothing else. I donât since I took up boxing.â
âWas anything said about a painting?â
Cassie noticed Morris looked towards the dock before answering. âI donât think so ⦠I donât remember that.â
âHow many times have you been to that flat?â
âOne, just the one.â
âHow did you know to go there and meet the others?â
âI had a phone call from Lucas and then Thom.â
âJust the one call?â
âSeveral. Change of time. Where to meet. Lucas â he couldnât find somewhere to park.â
âHow did you get into the property?â
âLucas smashed the door open.
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