Schmidt v. Bermudez’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “[THE COURT]: Do you have any medical proof that’s going to be before the Court today? [SCHMIDT]: Not today, your Honor. What kind of medical proof? [THE COURT]: Do you have a pediatrician that is going to testify as to the abuse of your son? [SCHMIDT]: No, a psychologist. [THE COURT]: Well, they are a dime a dozen some of them, some of them are good. Do you have a pediatrician? [SCHMIDT]: No, sir. [THE COURT]: What evidence do you have? [SCHMIDT]: Just a few things [my son] has said. [THE COURT]: Well, tell me. [SCHMIDT]: He — he came out of— you will have to ask one of the witnesses, Ginger, who was in the bedroom with him and she was watching him. [THE COURT]: Well, tell me — tell me what makes you suspect sexual abuse? [SCHMIDT]: Well, I don’t suspect necessarily sexual abuse. [THE COURT]: Well, you said it could — could happen. [SCHMIDT]: Well, anything could happen, but, you know, he said, I want to get in the bed with you naked like I do with my daddy. He said that to Ginger Giles. [THE COURT]: I think that you are sick right now, the way you are doing. [SCHMIDT]: Sir, if you want to ask Mrs. Giles that. [THE COURT]: Pardon? [SCHMIDT]: Mrs. Giles is the one that witnessed that, she is the one that told me that.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schmidt v. Bermudez

2. “[THE COURT]: You listen to me, I want you to hear me. You committed perjury in this court and your now husband committed perjury in this court. Now, if you commit perjury during in [sic] this trial you are going to leave this courtroom in handcuffs, do you understand me? [SCHMIDT]: Yes, sir. [THE COURT]: You’ve lied to this Court before. Now, she just asked you when did you move in with Dr. Schmidt, and you said March of 2005, and she said wasn’t it 2004. Now, let me tell you, your memory is not that bad. So don’t — you wait and you let me finish. Now, don’t you start playing games with this Court, you have lied to this Court for the last time. I’m giving you fair warning. Now, go forward.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schmidt v. Bermudez

3. “[DR. KELLY]: Okay. Well, I have a flight that leaves at 4:30 from the airport. [THE COURT]: Yes, ma’am, but you will leave when testimony is through. [DR. KELLY]: Even though we didn’t start at — I wasn’t the first one this morning? [THE COURT]: Get me a deputy. Get me a deputy, I’m not going to put up with this. Get me a deputy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Schmidt v. Bermudez