Dr. Ned Bartlett of Winthrop Animal Hospital testified this morning. He performed the necropsies (autopsies) of the 3 dogs that Charlie Burleson took to him on Dec. 30. Dr. B did a wonderful job testifying. His descriptions of what those 3 dogs should have weighed, based on their breed and bone structures were:
Dog tagged Room 15 Animal 8: weighed 17.9 lbs at autopsy. It was a female German Shepherd mix, approx. 5 years old. The dog should have weighed approx. 45 - 50 lbs.
Dog tagged Room 15 animal 9: female German Shepherd/lab mix, approx. 5 years old. Whe weighed 11.8 lbs. at autopsy. She should have weighed approx. 30 lbs.
Dog tagged Room 9 Animal 2: German Shepherd/lab mix, male, approx 7-8 years of age. weight at autopsy 23.8 lbs. Should have weighed approx. 60 lbs.
Once again, I simply took off my glasses and kept my head down when the pictures were shown. A woman sitting in front of was crying....she eventually had to leave court because she was so upset.
When the defense attorney cross-examines the prosecution's witnesses, he stumbles and stutters around, asks stupid pointless questions, searches his papers both at the podium and at the defense table trying to figure out what to ask. The witnesses consistently & expertly firmly reply to the defense's questions in such a manner that it is very clear that they, the witnesses, know exactly what they're talking about.
Here's an example:
Curnynm, defense lawyer, to Dr. Bartlett: You didn't cut open the heart of this dog during autopsy, did you, Dr. Bartlett.
Dr. B: YES I DID. I cut open the heart to examine it for heartworms and the heart was NOT damaged sufficiently to have caused death
time to head back in:
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