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07 Jul 2014
Court adjourns until 09:30 on Tuesday.
Masipa wants to see counsel in her chambers.
Watch a full summary of day 38 here:
07 Jul 2014
Judge: Fact that Kotze is here in court cannot give Defence entitlement to consult with her.
07 Jul 2014
Sounds as if Masipa is leaning towards Nel. She doesn't think Kotze is a "normal" witness.
07 Jul 2014
Judge: both parties last week indicated there were no disputes on the content of the reports.
07 Jul 2014
Judge: 3 psychiatrists compiled a report where they agreed on their findings - when we resumed on Monday there was no dispute.
07 Jul 2014
Roux: we have come to the end of our case, we’re not calling Dr Fine, but we might call another witness.
07 Jul 2014
Nel indicates that he may apply to reopen state case to call Dr Kotze "in all probability".
07 Jul 2014
Roux indicates that - if state doesn't call Kotze as witness - defence is entitled to consult and possibly call her.
07 Jul 2014
Roux wants to consult Carla Kotze, the state-appointed psychiatrist from OP psych panel. Nel says they have no right.
07 Jul 2014
Derman: no, you have situational anxiety, a response, and there is trait anxiety which is a person’s genetic susceptibility.
07 Jul 2014
Derman says here's 'state anxiety' due to situations and 'trait anxiety' - genetic susceptibility, make-up.
07 Jul 2014
From what I understand it was his intention to shoot.
Nel: I have nothing further.
KO is up again.
07 Jul 2014
Nel: I've put it to yuo that you are not objective. Do you want to respond? WD: I have responded. I've been OP's doctor for six years. I've attempted to be as objective as I can and backed up answers with scientific evidence.
07 Jul 2014
Nel refers to Wolmarans's testimony that OP aimed for the door. WD says he didn't follow Wolmarans's testimony.
07 Jul 2014
You don't want to give an answer that will not benefit the accused. - Nel
WD denies this.
07 Jul 2014
WD refuses to deviate from his statement "I cannot recall". Regarding OP telling WD he heard movement in the toilet.
07 Jul 2014
Nel: you were focused on the sounds. If he said he heard movement, you'd have remembered? WD: yes.
07 Jul 2014
Nel goes back to the third startle. The accused didn't explain that he heard movement (in the toilet). WD confirms this is so.
07 Jul 2014
Nel asks for 10 minute adjournment to go through notes. Granted. He says he's nearing the end of his cross-examination of Derman.
07 Jul 2014
Nel: The fact the accused was able to run on his stumps is something you
cannot exclude? Even trying to break down the door, on his stumps?
07 Jul 2014
Nel: in the watermelon shooting video, the accused was not anxious and fearful?
Derman can’t comment on that.
07 Jul 2014
Nel asks Derman to conclude that Pistorius is "a danger to society." Derman says he won't make that conclusion.
