Opinion ID: 1058529
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: duration of abduction

Text: The Commonwealth's Summary reveals Duff told Investigator Michael that defendant kept her at the barn from approximately 8:45 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m. This disclosure is substantially correct as the written statement Duff gave on July 24, 2003, included the statement, [Garnett] let me go at about 1:30 p.m. In all other respects, the Duff Statements say nothing different from the Commonwealth's Summary. Garnett argues [t]his disclosed time period does not match the time period given at the preliminary hearing (which was transcribed and available for use at trial), nor does it match the extended time period that she apparently stated for the very first time at trial (until 2:00 p.m.). While that is true, it has nothing to do with any failure to disclose, as the Commonwealth's Summary alerted Garnett to the timeframe. Having the verbatim Duff Statements would have made no difference in Garnett's intensive cross-examination of Duff on this point as he knew from the Commonwealth's Summary all of the exculpatory information for impeachment. Q: Now, you testified or told Donnie Michael, I believe, that you were held hostage in the barn for five hours. A: That's corr Q: Do you remember telling that? A: Yes. Q: And your testimony today is that you got there around 8:30 and what time do you claim this rape occurred? A: I would guess around noon.     Q: Then how come you didn't get to the police department until 2:45? A: I believe I got there before 2:45. Q: Okay. A: And I also believe that Mr. Garnett held me until two o'clock in the afternoon. Q: He held you until two o'clock in the afternoon? A: Yes. Q: Wow. Ms. Duff, you have never said that before today, isn't that true?     Q: Ma'am you've never said that before today, isn't that true? A: You mean to you I've never said that? THE COURT: To anyone. Q: To anyone. A: I believe that I discussed it with Mr. Webb and  Q: When you testified in court under oath back in October  A: Uh-huh. Q: What time did you say all of this had ended? A: I don't know what time I said it had ended. You can read that back to me and I'll know.     Q: Could you turn to page 19 of your testimony, please  A: Uh-huh. Q:  and then do you see when I asked you, what time of the day or night was it when you allege that this thing happened at the barn? What's your answer? A: What line are you looking at? Q: I'm looking at line five through eight. A: Okay. Q: See where I say, what time of day or night was it when you allege this thing happened at the barn? What do you say? A: Between 8:30 in the morning until about one o'clock in the afternoon. Q: And you testified before that you thought you were raped at about 12:30  about 12:30, correct? A: About Noon-ish, I guess, yes. Q: About Noon-ish? A: Uh-huh. I really didn't have a clock, you know, a watch. I wasn't watching my watch the whole time this was going on.