Opinion ID: 2009012
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Did any time pass between the examination and the interview?

Text: ¶ 65 The majority focuses on the five minutes between Buenning packing up the voice stress analysis equipment and Davis giving his statement to Swanson. Although it concedes that the short period of time is an indication that the events are not discrete, the majority merely states that time alone is not dispositive. Id., ¶31. ¶ 66 The important point, however, is that after Davis agreed to give a statement, only enough time passed for him to be escorted to a different room and for Swanson to retrieve some paperwork. After the break, things picked up precisely where they had left off, with Davis agreeing to give the statement that had been elicited by Buenning in the family room. It is incorrect to suggest that there are totally discrete events when the break between them was so short and the subject of discussion (that Davis had previously not told the truth and would now agree to give a truthful statement) was identical before and after the break.