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Mock Trial

Cross- Reece Mathewson

Q: Your name is Reece Mathewson, correct? Q: Is it true that you are a Morris County Sheriff’s Deputy? Q: And you have been working there for 15 years? Q: You have two citations for excellence right? Q: And don’t you go by the Mortis County Cemetery daily, correct? Q: You are familiar with the entire property and entire area right? Q: Didn’t you get a call on September 29,2006 indicating there was an overnight breach of security at the cemetery? Q: Didn’t the caller say that there has been damage to historical markers? Q: Robin McDermott is the Director of Mortis County Cemetery right? Q: Wasn’t he the person that notified you about the damage? Q: And you and McDermott were planning on looking at the damage? Q: But isn’t it true that you didn’t go to the cemetery that night? Q: And you waited for daylight to go to the cemetery? Q: This was done to protect evidence? Q: Hadn’t the rain stopped? Q: Wasn’t the sky clear? Q: So, there wasn’t really anything to protect the evidence from correct? Q: And the next day you led a group of law enforcements officials to look at the damage? Q: While you were surveying the area, didn’t you find an ID badge near the Dowling monument? Q: And then you found out that the badge belonged to Shelby Cullom? Q: Isn't it possible that Shelby Cullom dropped the badge when he went to the cemetery during the afternoon?

Q: And there was damage in the cemetery? Q: But you waited to investigate until the next morning? Your honor may we please have this marked as Defense Exhibit One. Your honor may I approach the witness?

Q: Mr.Mathewson,isn't this the forensic's report that you filed during the investigation of the cemetery? Q: Didn't you find finger prints and footprints? Q: And they were the footprints and fingerprints of Jesse Dubois and Pat Dowling? Q: (Point to monument 4) You found footprints consistant with two defendents near this monument? Q: (Point to monument 2) And are you familiar with whose monument this belongs to? Q: It belongs to Jesse Dubois's family correct? Q: You also found their footprints around Monument 5 correct? Q: And this grave is close to the Dubois's monument also? Q: Q: Q: Q:
 * The defendents Jesse Dubois and Pat Dowling were planning on going to the cemetery to look at their families graves. Monument 4, where Reece Mathewson found footprints of the defendents, is located closely to Jesse Dubois's families graves. It is very possible that they walked near this grave while looking at the Dubois's families graves.**