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Mr. Brennan can't have it both ways. He can't say, yes, I need to address the 227 time stamp

and then deny me the ability to cross-examine fully on this expert's methodology

and to impeach her and to get at her reliability and her competence, which is a key issue

of crossing an expert, her competence has been determined in this decision.

And it is her because it was her report that was the basis for the court to not allow her

to testify.

They can't have it both ways.

You can't say I need to do it indirect, but no, I want to handcuff the defense on cross-examination.

Now to answer your question, Your Honor, we are going to have a witness that is going

to address the 227 issue.

Whether it's Mr. Green or somebody else, we haven't determined.

My point on that, Your Honor, is we shouldn't be

limited in our cross-examination of the Commonwealth. I'm just thinking it in terms of whether this

might be appropriate for rebuttal. That's... And, Your Honor, my point would be, that's

obviously going to be Your honor's decision ultimately.

But again, the Commonwealth can't have it both ways.

They're the ones for triggering this issue, and I see triggering in a legal sense.

They are putting it issue, the 227 timestamp, with this issue, with this witness.

If they weren't doing that, I wouldn't

be having this discussion at all. But they're putting in an issue. I have the right, respectfully,

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