"Douglas Berry" <penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote in message
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> Lo, many moons past, on Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:41:02 GMT, a stranger
> called by some "Dr. Jason Gastrich" <news@jcsm.org> came forth and
> told this tale in alt.atheism
>
> >Douglas Berry wrote:
> >> Lo, many moons past, on Sat, 29 Nov 2003 04:35:09 GMT, a stranger
> >> called by some Bible Bob <biblebob@saintly.com> came forth and told
> >> this tale in alt.atheism
> >>
> >>> Jason is right. He has four eye witnesses and in a court of law
> >>> their testimony would be considered true. It only takes two.
> >>
> >> Sorry, but an eye witness must be present in court for
> >> cross-examination, or deposed by both prosecution and defense, before
> >> their testimony can be entered into the record.
> >>
> >> Obviously, all we have are their alleged writngs.
> >
> >Written testimony is admissible in court; especially if the writer is
dead.
>
> Only when it can be verified as the actual writings of that person, by
> handwriting analysis for example. Otherwise, it's hearsay.
Evern then, it can be excluded, as the accused cannot cross examine the
dead.
Enkidu
--
"To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason
is like administering medicine to the dead."
-- Thomas Paine, in "The Age of Reason"
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