[circlecity]

"Is there *any* doubt that the girlfriend will lie her a$$ off in order to make the kid look like a fawn in a golden meadow and Zimmerman look like a hunter packing an M-60?"

Which is exactly why you want to cross examine her long before trial. This way she can be "locked in" on her story over every conceivable detail. If she lying then a little bit of subsequent investigation will enable her to be destroyed on the witness stand come time for trial.

[Cheburashka]

“Is there *any* doubt that the girlfriend will lie her a$$ off in order to make the kid look like a fawn in a golden meadow and Zimmerman look like a hunter packing an M-60?”

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Um, how about we don't prejudge any part of the case, including the honesty of the girlfriend until she presents her testimony. Lots of time after that to decide if she's lying. That would be the conservative point of view instead of spewing venom on someone you've never met and know nothing about.