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Q From your vantage point at the light could you
see around the corner and down the sidewalk at Pierce
Street?

A I think I could probably see part of it, but I
don’t think I could see along the entire length of the
building.

Q So you didn’t see Mr. Howd assault Mr. Minton?

A No, I did not.

Q And you wouldn’t have known that Mr. Minton was
retreating across the street?

Q You say that you have been a police officer for
eleven years?

Q During your tenure with the Clearwater Police
Department you went to the Police Academy?

A Yes, sir.

Q You have been trained in the use of force?

A Yes, sir.

Q You have used force in the past?

A Unfortunately.

Q You know the type of force that is required to
take a man down?

A Yes, sir.

Q And you are trained as a police officer ——