Jain Smith (Buchanan Nanny) Cross Examination

AP English, The Great Gatsby Trial

Question 1

How do you know the defendant Tom Buchanan?

Question 2 (2) How do you know the defendant tom buchannan?

How much are you paid?

Is that a lot for Nanny’s salary?

Question 3 is that a lot for a nanny’s salary?

Who have you worked for in the past?

Question 4 (6) who have you worked for in the past

Really? We have evidence that says you once worked for Joe Smith.

Will you read this out for me?

Does any of that seem familiar?

(if says she didn’t)- What about this paper, will you read it aloud?

(if yes-) So, you just forgot ever working for the Smiths?

Now, there are two separate pieces of 9 claiming your a liar, why should we believe your testimony?

Question 5 (3) Now, there are two separate pieces of evidence claiming your a liar, why should we believe your testimony?

What do you think about the claims?

(Not true)- The evidence is false?

(True)- The claims are true then?

Question 6 what do you think of these claims

Where were you when Wilson broke in?

How far is it from the front door where the incident occurred?

Question 7 (3) How far is it from the front door when the incident occured

Did you have Pammy with you?

If no- why didn’t you find her and protect her?

If yes- why didn’t you get her to safety?

Question 8 (4) did you have pammy with you

How did Mr.Wilson seem?

So you agree that Mr. Wilson seemed threatening and dangerous?

Can you recount what you heard?

That seemed a bit brief did you forget anything that you said?

Question 9 (7) that was a bit brief did you forget anything that was said

Did you hear anything other than speech?

(Yes)- What do you think you heard?

(No)- Tom and our evidence shows that a phone was smashed, did you hear that?

(yes)- So you lied?

(No)- So you didn't hear everything correct?

Question 10 did you hear anything other than speech

Who do you think is more reliable, a witness whose heard the whole event or a witness who only heard half?

Question 11

Let go back to your employment file, Did you do anything that was described in the file?

(No)- The evidence, that was cleared by the court, is wrong?

(Yes)- What so