Inmate spars with defense attorney

Defense attorney Jonathan Schildgen cross-examines inmate Daren Eckford during a hearing for Quinn James at the Kent County Courthouse on Friday, June 8, 2018. James, who is a former Kentwood Schools worker, is facing trial for raping a 16-year-old Kentwood girl, Mujey Dumbuya, who was found dead in Kalamazoo.

[QYXP]

Don't ask infantile questions man, loved seeing even the judge smile at that one

[archimedesblackhearr]

24 years in prison? He doesn't give a damn. He got nothing to lose.

[leemarie]

"You don't get to decide."
"I just did, man. I just did(laughing)."
An inmate Matlock.

[oneangrygoy]

Samuel L Jackson, he's in everthing.

[michaelm.]

That’s how you talk/answer when you have absolutely nothing to lose.

[ohhi]

NEITHER IS THIS A SPAR OR IS THAT A DEFENSE ATTORNEY

[naimhussain]

when i read the title i thought by spar they meant punching eachother, i was wrong

[NockyBoober]

When he said "I just did" I laughed at that. He was right, he did decide, hahaha!

[nicolemarie]

Dont ask no infantile questions... Think about the choices you're making. LMAO

[MatthewHarrisLawPLLC]

This is an example of how NOT to cross-examine a hostile witness.

[tomwilhelm]

Your capacity as a lawyer is a laughing matter. HA

[psalmtone]

Just stamp your little form sonny, and stop wasting my time.

[alenalee]

Thought he was defending himself until I heard the word
“objection” 🙄

[exeaux]

At 00:32 the judge smiles at his response, even she knows it was a stupid question. Love it!😂

[CreativeCAP]

If anybody missed this lawyers last statement, he basically put a hit on this mans head. He literally asked if his testimony granted him lesser of a sentence. He called him out as a "snitch" which in american prison is a death sentence.

[christophermchale]

How any juror believes a jailhouse snitch is beyond me.

[wilrobles]

I don’t see any wrongdoing on the witnesses part. It’s an adversarial relationship. It’s okay for a witness to not cooperate with a questioning attorney. The goal is to make the attorney work hard in gathering testimony, and to disrupt his strategy. Cooperation in ones annihilation is not mandatory.

[PaperCutUGaming]

0:32 i had the same smile on my face as the judge when i heard that question.

[Niko-xzlk]

"I just did man, I just did" 😂

[plertisdibble]

If I ever get called to testify, when the bailiff asks me if I swear to tell truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, I'm going to say no. That way I can't get charged with perjury.