Cross Examination Questions

What is the laboratory case number?

The laboratory case number is 11-FS800.

What was the incident? Who was the person of interested?

The incident was a homicide. The person of interest is Robert Conroy.

Who was the decedent?

Kristin Daley

Who was the witness? What was her testimony?

The witness was Lisa McMahon she claimed she saw a white male with a red goatee running from the conference room with a knife in his hand.

What evidence was submitted to the laboratory?

A bag of white powder.

How was the evidence retrieved and who submitted the evidence to the laboratory?

The white powder was seized when Robert Conroy spit on Officer Reilley resulting in him to be placed under arrest for assault. This led to a search of him, in which the bag of white powder was discovered. Officer Brown sealed the evidence and submitted it to the laboratory.

Where was the evidence found?

The white powder was found in Mr. Conroy’s sweatshirt right pocket.

When did you conduct analysis on the evidence?

Analysis was conducted on the white powdered on January 24, 2011.

What type of testing is gas chromatography – mass spectrometry analysis? Is it sufficient for analysis?

Gas chromatography – mass spectrometry analysis is a confirmatory test that can be used to positively identified illicit drug due to its high specificity. Yes, it is sufficient for analysis.

Was the confirmatory test qualitative or quantitative?

The confirmatory test was qualitative because it was used to confirm whether an illicit drug was present. It can’t be considered quantitative because it didn’t measure the amount of cocaine present in the sample.