Opinion ID: 415383
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: On Thursday night?

Text: 11 Q. Yes, sir. 12 A. Correct. 13 Q. On Wednesday night, sir? 14 A. Thursday night, sir. 15 Q. Look to that, sir. 16 MR. ROCHELLE: Your Honor, objection. 17 THE WITNESS: Yes, sir, but may I explain something. 18 Q. Look to that and continue on to the second page until you come down to where it says Thursday, and then go above Thursday and see if you didn't say, Debbie came home on Wednesday night about 11:45? 19 A. I would like to explain that before I answer this, sir. 20 Q. Well, I would like for you to answer my question, if you will. 21 THE COURT: All right. Answer the question. 22 MR. ROCHELLE: Your Honor, we object to the use of this document here. 23 GEN. ALLEN: I am not asking him to read it, Your Honor. I am asking him to check that document. 24 THE COURT: All right. Answer the question, Mr. Bishop. 25 THE WITNESS: In this document, it does state she came home Wednesday night. 26 Q. At 11:45? 27 A. Yes, sir, that is what it states here. 28 Q. Did she? 29 A. No, sir. She came home Thursday at 11:45. That statement was taken before it was completed from my hands. 30 Q. Then what about the statement about a friend of hers coming by that night? Was that statement also for Thursday? 31 A. No, sir. It was not. 32 Q. In any event, is it fair to say that basically you can't account for your time on Wednesday, August 25th from 4:00 o'clock in the morning until way on late at night, can you? 33 MR. ROCHELLE: Your Honor, he is trying to argue it to the Jury now. This man can account for his time. It is up to Gen. Allen to talk about whether that it a proper accounting or not. But this man has accounted... 34 THE COURT: Overruled. You may ask the question. 35 Q. You cannot account for your time, sir, from around 4:00--at least 4:00 or 4:30 in the morning when you were home by yourself before you went to bed that morning on Wednesday, weren't you? 36 A. Yes, sir. 37 Q. And you say you went to bed at 4:00 or 4:30 Wednesday morning, August 25th? 38 A. Yes, sir. 39 Q. And you cannot and have no witness to account for what you did for practically the whole day of August 25th, can you? 40 A. I cannot prove it by a witness, but I can account for where I was at. 41 Q. You have no witness that will establish where you were, do you sir? 42 A. None that I know of. 43 GEN. ALLEN: Yes, sir. Thats all. 44 Trial Transcript, 369-372. 45 The only significance of the time of his wife's return was that on direct examination petitioner had testified she returned home on Thursday night whereas the document stated that she returned on Wednesday. Though it is clear that the document was used for impeachment purpose, the trial court did not give a limiting instruction at the time of its ruling or in its general charge to the jury.