7.Joan Williams — Direct
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COURT CLERK: Raise your right hand to be sworn, please.
JOAN WILLIAMS
being called as a witness, and having first been duly sworn,
testified as follows:
JOAN WILLIAMS: So help me God.
THE COURT: Ma'am, good morning. Can you state and spell your name for the record for us?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Okay. Joan, J-o-a-n, Williams, W-i-l-l-i-a-m-s.
THE COURT: Thank you, ma'am.
Counselor, you may inquire.
DIRECT EXAMINATION
BY MR. CACCIATORE:
MR. CACCIATORE: Good morning, ma'am.
JOAN WILLIAMS: Good morning.
MR. CACCIATORE: Can you tell us what it is that you do fora living?
JOAN WILLIAMS: I'm a 911 call-taker, Orange County Sheriff's Office.
MR. CACCIATORE: And how long have you held that position?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Twenty-four years.
MR. CACCIATORE: And tell us, what are your duties as a 911 call-taker?
JOAN WILLIAMS: I answer phones for emergency, non-emergency, medical -- transfer to the medical side of it.
MR. CACCIATORE: And is it the regular practice of Orange County to record 911 calls?
JOAN WILLIAMS: All lines are recorded.
MR. CACCIATORE: Okay. And is it the regular practice of Orange County to keep records of each of those 911 calls?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Yes.
MR. CACCIATORE: And those records are made at or near the time of each call, correct?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Yes.
MR. CACCIATORE: Your Honor, may I approach the witness with what's been previously marked for identification as State's L and been shown to defense?
THE COURT: You may.
BY MR. CACCIATORE:
MR. CACCIATORE: Ma'am, I'm showing you what's been previously marked for identification as State's L.
JOAN WILLIAMS: Okay.
MR. CACCIATORE: Do you recognize this disk?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Yes. That's my -- my initials.
MR. CACCIATORE: Did you have an opportunity to review this disk prior to coming to court this morning?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Yes.
MR. CACCIATORE: And those are your initials on the disk?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Yes.
MR. CACCIATORE: And does this disk, does it fairly and accurately represent the 911 call that you took in this case on February 24th, 2020, at 12:59 hours?
JOAN WILLIAMS: Yes.
MR. CACCIATORE: Your Honor, at this time I'd like to move what's previously been marked for identification as State's L into evidence.
THE COURT: Any objections?
MR. OWENS: No objection.
THE COURT: What was premarked as State's L will be received with no objection as State's 3.
(State's Exhibit No. 3 was received in evidence.)
MR. CACCIATORE: And, Your Honor, I have no further questions.
THE COURT: Any cross-examination?
MR. OWENS: No, sir.
THE COURT: Can this witness be released?
MR. CACCIATORE: Yes, Your Honor.
MR. OWENS: Yes.
THE COURT: Thank you, ma'am.
(Witness excused.)
THE COURT: Can the parties approach momentarily?
(At the bench.)
THE COURT: State, who might be your next witness?
MR. CACCIATORE: Vincent Battaglia.
THE COURT: Bless you.
MR. CACCIATORE: He is a neighbor. I would anticipate his testimony could potentially be as long as Mr. Torres or he could be -- it could be longer depending on the cross-examination and the issues that defense may choose to explore with him.
THE COURT: Bless you.
I'm on board to proceed because we got a later start. You know, if we've got to go into the lunch hour a little bit, that's fine. Ballpark it for me how long you think, 20 to 30?
MR. CACCIATORE: 20 to 30.
THE COURT: That's for direct and cross or just for direct?
MR. CACCIATORE: I think that's for direct and cross.
THE COURT: Any reason to disagree, sir?
MR. OWENS: I don't know.
THE COURT: I'm not asking you to hold yourselves to it. Just ballparking it.
MR. OWENS: Are you wanting to take lunch at 12:30, is that what you're shooting for?
THE COURT: Yeah, that's fine. I could do that. T'm okay with that.
MR. OWENS: We'll try to get there.
THE COURT: Okay. Excellent. All right. Thank you.
(In open court.)
THE COURT: State, you may call your next witness.