Plot hole - Ferguson
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coren-12519 — 9 years ago(October 04, 2016 07:17 PM)
I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that attorneys for both sides have to provide discovery for the other side. If Dustin Hoffman had information that Brad Pitt's character witness (Ferguson) had sexually abused boys along with Nokes, he would have had to share that information with the prosecution (Pitt) before using said info at trial. Therefore, there is no way that Pitt could argue that he did not know what Ferguson would say under cross-examination.
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mikeyg24 — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 04:30 PM)
What part of the questioning reveals he has any such information?
We
know he has but Hoffman's character merely asks questions about Nokes role in Wilkinsons.
Schneider is trying to establish if Nokes had enemies suggesting that the crime could easily have been committed by someone else '
Mr. Fergusonwere you aware of any enemies he might have had?'
. A good way to establish this is asking about his time working as a guard amongst young violent offenders. He builds on that by exploring what kind of guard he was and if his behaviour quite possibly would have lead to the making of enemies.
At no point does he categorically demonstrate he has any prior knowledge that Nokes was a child abuser. He asks character questions about Nokes as a guard and Ferguson gives the information.
We have to show the world that not all of us are like him: Henning von Tresckow
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