Q: Do you know the defendant John Michelson? 7 8 A: Yes. 9 10 Q: How do you know him? 11 12 A: We knew each other in high school, and we have remained close friends ever since XXXXXXXXXXQ: So how long have you known him? 15 16 A: About thirty years XXXXXXXXXXQ: And what is your opinion of his character? 19 20 A: John is a very honest man. He is a truthful and law-abiding citizen XXXXXXXXXXQ: What leads you to this conclusion? 23 24 A: Well, he has worked as a sales representative for twenty years, and in that line of work 25 there is a great temptation to fiddle with your stats, to make them look better than they 26 are in the year-end report. But he’s never done that XXXXXXXXXXQ: Do you know other people who know Mr. Michelson? 29 1 A: Yes, we belong to the same club downtown and we have many common business 2 associates. 3 4 Q: Have you ever had the chance to discuss Mr. Michelson with these common 5 acquaintances? 6 7 A: Yes. 8 9 Q: Have you ever talked about his reputation? 10 11 A: Oh yes. Mr. Michelson’s reputation is very good in the community. He is known as a 12 peaceful, quiet man, who will never start an argument and never hold a grudge against 13 anyone XXXXXXXXXXQ: What about his reputation for honesty? 16 17 A: He is known throughout the community as an honest man and a law-abiding citizen XXXXXXXXXX [Cross-examination] 21 22 Q: Mr. Witness, are you aware of the fact that twenty years ago Mr. Michelson was 23 convicted of selling watches without the proper trademark? 24 25 A: No, I never heard of such a thing XXXXXXXXXXQ: And are you aware of the fact that twenty-one years ago, Mr. Michelson was convicted 28 of smoking marijuana? 29 30 A: No, I did not know that. 31 1 Q: And did you know that twenty-five years ago, he was arrested on a charge of receiving 2 stolen property? 3 4 A: That was only an arrest; it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
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