Cross of Gates

Question 1

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Allow me to direct your attention to April 1, 2024

Question 2

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A video appearing to show Dr. Manns was posted that day, correct?

Question 3

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This video was brought to your attention, right? (P5 L2)

Question 4

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It showed Dr. Manns supposedly accepting a $50,000 bribe from a building contractor, yes? (P5 L4)

Question 5

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In the video, the Dr. Manns imitation says that this money “earned him the contract to build the new elementary school building”, right? (P5 L6)

Question 6

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As of April 1 2024, you weren’t aware of any elementary school building projects, were you? (P5 L14)

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You would’ve been one of the first to know about a new building, correct? (P5 L15)

Question 8

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So you knew that this video was fake, right? (P5, L 13)

Objection Relevance (whole section): One fact that we have to prove is falsity. This line of questioning goes to show that the RicRoc video was indeed fake

Question 9

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Let me direct your attention to May 10, 2024.

Question 10

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You were at Athena High School on this day, correct? (P6 L2)

Question 11

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This was a day after Dr. Roberts’ report was released? (P6 L3)

Question 12

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You decided to conduct an investigation, correct? (P6 L2)

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You wanted this investigation to be thorough, right?

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You wanted to arrive at the correct conclusions, true?

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You never inspected the computer science club room, did you?

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You never looked at the computer in the club room either?

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In fact, in your affidavit, you don’t mention inspecting any computer, true?

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No one asked you to do this investigation, right?

Relevance: This could demonstrate that Mr. Gates performed this investigation for other reasons than his job, such as attempting to negate the findings of Dr. Roberts to undermine Dr. Manns’ case today.

Question 19

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You didn’t believe that a computer club computer had been misused, right? (P6 L5)

Question 20

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Isn’t it true that trace files of MySecretVPN were found on the computer science club computer? (P6 L10)

Your honor, they opened the door to this line of questioning on direct when they asked ___
Objection Hearsay (for all of this): Something learned during an investigation to arrive at a conclusion

Question 21

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You know that MySecretVPN is used to shield a computer’s IP address, right? (P6 L6)

Question 22

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You also learned that the computer accessed the internet for about 15 minutes on April 1st, right? (P6 L7)

Question 23

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And this was around noon, correct? (P6 L7)

Question 24

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Let me direct your attention to your responsibilities as Director of Technology

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You implemented the Grade-Track system, correct? (P8 L12)

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This was a fully automated system, right? (P8 L4)

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It was meant to quickly calculate students' GPA, right? (P8 L5)

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It also is supposed to accurately calculate the student’s GPA, correct? (P8 L5)

Question 29

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The rollout of this system didn’t go as planned, right? (P8 L6)

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In fact, you’ve said that that would be an understatement, correct? (P8 L6)

Question 31

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This system failure prevented many seniors from submitting their first semester grades to colleges, correct? OBJECTION: Your Honor, Miss Gates works in the district and is testifying based on what she saw and heard happen to the students in the school. (501)

Question 32

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Dr. Manns blamed you for the failed rollout, yes? Objection Speculation: As you will soon hear, Dr. Manns tried to fire Mr. Gates over the rollout of this system, which clearly demonstrates that he blamed Mr. Gates for the system’s failure

Question 33

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He asked the school board to fire you, didn’t he? Objection Hearsay: Your honor, first: this was something Dr. Manns asked the school board to do, an ask inherently has no truth value. Second: this is admissible under rule 403 (state of mind) because it is being offered to show Dr. Manns’ intent.

Question 34

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You’re not “the biggest fan” of Dr. Manns, right? (P8 L1)

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You’ve stated that Dr. Manns “threw you under the bus” in the Grade-Track incident, right? (P8 L13)

Question 36

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You also said that, “there is no one more undeserving of representing the county” than Dr. Manns, correct? (P9 L2)

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I’d like to direct your attention to what has been marked plaintiff’s exhibits 4,5,6 Do you have those documents next to you? If no: May I present copies to the witness?

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You saw these graphics, correct? (P8 L1)

Question 39

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One depicts Dr. Manns as a Clown, right?

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Another as a baby?

Question 41

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And one called him a jackass?

Question 42

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You called these graphics making fun of your boss “hilarious,” right ? (P8 L3)

Question 43

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The fake video and audio recording that were released targeted Dr. Manns, right?

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And you’re not sorry that they were posted, right? (P9 L6)

Question 45

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Thank you Mr./Miss Gates, thank you Your Honor, no further questions.