Opinion ID: 1577692
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 34

Heading: Cross-Examination of Murrie O'Brien

Text: Murrie O'Brien, an employee of Horton who performed maintenance work on her properties, testified that he went to Horton's home on the morning of August 19th. On cross-examination, O'Brien stated that he entered the victim's home through the back door. Over the Commonwealth's objection, defense counsel also inquired whether O'Brien encountered any police at the scene. He stated that several officers and other people were present, but that no crime scene tape was around the house. Later, a juror submitted a question for O'Brien. Though the record does not reflect the exact wording of the proposed question, it appears that the juror wanted to ask O'Brien why the police did not stop him from entering Horton's home. The trial court rejected this question as speculative and outside O'Brien's knowledge, a conclusion with which we agree. Contrary to Appellant's assertion, there was no abuse of discretion.