Opinion ID: 2206459
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Heading: The case for the defense.

Text: After the prosecution had rested, Dockery's attorney briefly re-called Officer Tilghman to the stand as a witness for the defense. In response to counsel's questioning, the officer testified as follows: Q. Was there anything distinctive that you saw about that hand? A. No, sir. Counsel then called Chanea Latricia Kyler, who stated that she was Dockery's girlfriend and the mother of his child. Ms. Kyler testified that on the evening of August 22, 1997, at about 10:30 p.m., and again at about 11:15 to 11:30, she saw Dockery on the street. According to Ms. Kyler, Dockery had a cut on his hand. The cut extended from the base of the hand to the pinky. Ms. Kyler explained that the cut was covered by a white gauze bandage. She testified that she could plainly see the bandages on Dockery's hand when she watched him from a window across the street.