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MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: I think Ms.
X had her hand up? Ms. X, could you
very briefly, without going into a lot of detail, tell us
how you might have been a victim in an assault?

MS. X: It was just a domestic
thing with me and my ex.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: He might have hit
you?

MS. X: Yes.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: The reason why we
are doing this, is not to embarrass you, is if you would
be more prone to be sympathetic towards a victim as you
were a victim in your husband’s case, with all due
respect I would have to know that. If you would say I
would call balls balls, and strikes strikes then I would --

MS. X: No, it wouldn’t matter.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: You wouldn’t.

THE COURT: Thank you.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: Ms. X,
this is not a sensitive question. Was the office of the
State Attorney here in any way involved with what you
shared with us?

MS. X: Not this county.

MR. DENIS DE VLAMING: Not Pinellas