(P67,L11-25,P68,L1-25,P69,L1)
SMITH: "Reverend Lewis, please state your full name for the record."
REV. LEWIS: "My name is Albert J. Lewis, Jr."
SMITH: "And where do you reside, please?"
REV. LEWIS: "Here in Tyler."
SMITH: "And are you familiar or do you have a relationship with the Defendant in this case, Al Petty?"
REV. LEWIS: "Yes."
SMITH: "You understand the purpose of this hearing today?"
REV. LEWIS: "I believe I do."
SMITH: "IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCLOSE TO THE JUDGE, ANY INFORMATION OR OPINION REGARDING MR. PETTY?"
REV. LEWIS: "YES. I'VE KNOWN MR. PETTY APPROXIMATELY 22, 23 YEARS. I first met him in a church related area where I was an associate. That was in Indiana. Some years later he had moved to Texas and about '83 I moved to Tyler and learned that he had moved to Overton, in '82 & had a recording studio.
. . Al recorded an album for me out of that recording studio at the property in Overton, which he has a copy of there, and - - excuse me. AND I HAVE FOUND AL TO BE CERTAINLY TRUE TO HIS WORD. He told me what he would do regarding the album. We discussed it. IT WAS CERTAINLY UP AND ABOVE BOARD.I have known him, and as a friend I've talked to him on many occasions and ALWAYS FOUND HIM TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMPASSIONATE AND HONEST PERSON AND A GOOD CHRISTIAN PERSON.I would also concur with what the first gentleman said, THAT HE IS AN EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT PERSON AS FAR AS IQ AND UNDERSTANDING, AND I CAN SEE THAT THAT RELATIONSHIP CAN CAUSE A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING IN SOME AREAS BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE WOULD UNDERSTAND - - AS THE JUDGE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ASKED HIM TO SLOW DOWN, HE JUST HAS A MIND THAT WORKS, I WOULD SAY, IN DOUBLE TIME TO THE JUST ORDINARY PERSON.BUT MY ASSOCIATION WITH MR. PETTY HAS ALWAY BEEN ONE OF TRUTH AND VERY MUCH HONORABLE."HANNAH: "Thank you, Reverend Lewis. You may step down."
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COMMENT: IF the real purpose of the Sentencing Hearing was to determine the validity of the charges, as well as the length of the sentence, The following HYPOTHETICAL Testimony should have went a Looong way towards, 1) KEEPING AL PETTY OUT OF PRISON FOR ALMOST ANOTHER YEAR, ALLOWING HIM TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF AN EFFECTIVE APPEAL THAT COULD - AND 2) SHOULD - HAVE KEPT HIM FROM GOING TO PRISON AT ALL, ENABLING HIM TO BE EXONERATED AND THEREBY CONTINUE TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF POSSIBLY MILLIONS OF PERSONS THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF TELECOM2000 INTO INNUMERABLE CREATIVE VENUES OF SAVINGS AND EARNINGS!
Now compare the HYPOTHETICAL testimony with the above "HURRY UP AND GET ME OUT OF HERE AND LET AL PETTY ROT IN PRISON" 'Interview' conducted by the INEFFICIENT JOHN R. SMITH!
Following is HYPOTHETICAL TESTIMONY of "THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN" with testimony of Rev. A.J. Lewis.
SMITH: "WHAT IS YOUR AGE?"
LEWIS: "I'M 62 YEARS OLD."
SMITH: "DURING MR. PETTY'S TRIAL, THE PROSECUTION MADE AN ISSUE OF AL PETTY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH PERSONS OVER 55. DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU WERE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY AL PETTY AT ANY TIME DURING THE PAST '20 PLUS' YEARS?"
LEWIS: "NEVER!"
SMITH: "HAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH AL PETTY BEEN MERELY THAT OF A FRIEND, OR HAVE YOU HAD ANY BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH HIM DURING THE PAST '20 PLUS' YEARS?"
LEWIS: "YES, I NOT ONLY HAVE CONSIDERED HIM TO BE A RESPECTED FRIEND AND MAN OF GOD, BUT I ALSO HAVE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE WITH HIM."
SMITH: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT, SINCE THE PROSECUTION CONTRIBUTED TO HIS CONVICTION BY PORTRAYING HIM AS A MAN WHO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF PERSONS OVER 55?"
LEWIS: "TO THE CONTRARY, AL PETTY'S GENIUS MUSICAL ABILITY AND INTEGRITY ENABLED ME TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS THAT I COULD NEVER HAVE DONE WITHOUT HIM. FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE BEEN WRITING AND RECORDING MUSIC FOR MANY YEARS, BUT AL PETTY PRODUCED, ARRANGED, ENGINEERED AND PLAYED ALL OF THE MUSIC ON, THE FINEST ALBUM I'VE EVER RECORDED!"
SMITH: "DID YOU SAY THAT MR. PETTY ACTUALLY PLAYED 'ALL OF THE MUSIC' ON YOUR ALBUM? HOW MANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DID HE PLAY?"
LEWIS: "WELL, AS YOU KNOW, AL PETTY SPENT 7 YEARS WITHOUT ONE DAY OFF, AND SPENT EVERYTHING HE HAD, TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUMENT CALLED 'THE STEEL GUITORCHESTRA'."
SMITH: "DID YOU SAY 'STEEL GUITORCHESTRA'? WHAT'S THAT?"
LEWIS: "THIS INSTRUMENT ENABLES AL PETTY TO ACTUALLY PLAY EVERY KNOWN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT ON HIS STEEL GUITAR."
SMITH: "HOW MANY INSTRUMENTS DID HE PLAY ON YOUR ALBUM?"
LEWIS: "WELL, LET'S SEE; HE PLAYED ALL OF THE BASIC INSTRUMENTS, SUCH AS; PIANO, BASS, DRUMS, GUITARS, STEEL GUITAR, FIDDLES, SAXOPHONES, ETC. PLUS, ON ONE OF MY SONGS, "AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU", HE LITERALLY PLAYED A 40 OR 50 PIECE ORCHESTRA WITH STRINGS, PERCUSSION AND VOICES. IN ADDITION TO THAT, HE TOOK MY VOICE AND EXPANDED IT TO UP TO 4 VOICES. So he had me singing harmony on the whole album without me having to take the time to sing a note of harmony. THE WHOLE ALBUM WAS AMAZING!"
SMITH: "DID YOU HAVE TO STAY IN THE STUDIO WHILE HE DID ALL THIS?"
LEWIS: "NO, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS SING MY SONGS WHILE HE PLAYED THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR. I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THERE ANY OTHER TIME."
SMITH: "THEN, DID YOU ACTUALLY SEE MR. PETTY PLAYING ALL THAT MUSIC AT ALL? HOW DO YOU KNOW HE DIDN'T JUST USE SOME PRERECORDED MUSIC FOR YOUR C.D.?"
LEWIS: "OH, I WAS THERE SEVERAL TIMES, AND I HAD SEEN HIM PLAY THOSE INSTRUMENTS ON THE STEEL GUITORCHESTRA IN CONCERT, AS WELL AS I HAD HEARD MANY OF HIS RECORDINGS BEFORE."
SMITH: "WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR CD ALBUMS WITH YOU?"
LEWIS: "YES SIR."
SMITH: "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY THAT SONG YOU MENTIONED, I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED, 'AMERICA, WE LOVE YOU', TO THE COURT?"
LEWIS: "I WOULD BE HONORED TO."
SMITH: "IF IT PLEASES THE COURT, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT REGARDING THE VALUE TO SOCIETY THAT AL PETTY WILL HAVE AS SOON AS THE FEDERAL SYSTEM RELEASES HIM."
HANNAH: "THAT WILL BE FINE. GO AHEAD AND PLAY IT."
(RECORDING IS PLAYED)
SMITH: "THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO BELIEVE! DID YOU SAY THAT AL PETTY PLAYED ALL OF THAT MUSIC, AND THAT HE TRANSPOSED YOUR VOICE INTO SEVERAL VOICES FOR ALL THAT HARMONY?"
LEWIS: "THAT'S TRUE SIR. IT STILL AMAZES ME WHEN I HEAR IT."
SMITH: "DO YOU KNOW IF THAT CD PLAYED ON THE RADIO?"
LEWIS: "YES, IT PLAYED ON THE RADIO IN ABOUT 60 NATIONS. AL PETTY ALSO MADE THAT POSSIBLE, AND I MIGHT SAY THAT NOT ONE MUSIC DIRECTOR OR RADIO STATION MANAGER EVER EVEN SUSPECTED THAT ONE MAN PLAYED ALL OF THAT MUSIC!"
SMITH: "DID AL PETTY CHARGE YOU MUCH FOR ALL THIS?"
LEWIS: "NO. AN ALBUM LIKE THIS, AND PROBABLY NOT AS GOOD AS MY ALBUM, WOULD HAVE COST ME FROM 25 TO 50,000 DOLLARS IN NASHVILLE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HE CHARGED, BUT IT WAS JUST A FRACTION, MAYBE 10%, OF WHAT IT WOULD HAVE COST IN NASHVILLE; IT MAY HAVE COST ME, NOT OVER $5,000. FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE CASSETTES, CD's DISTRIBUTION AND PROMOTION. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO TO NASHVILLE AND RECORD AN ALBUM LIKE THIS IF IT WERE NOT FOR AL PETTY'S TALENT, ABILITIES AND INTEGRITY!"
KENNER: "OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR, RELEVANCY."
SMITH: "YOUR HONOR, THESE THINGS ARE VERY RELEVANT TO AL PETTY'S ABILITY TO 'DO WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE' - LIKE WE BELIEVE WE CAN PROVE HE DID WITH TELECOM2000."
HANNAH: "OBJECTION OVERRULED".
SMITH: "THROUGHOUT THE TRIAL, THE PROSECUTION ASKED ALMOST EVERY WITNESS, 'DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW AL PETTY'S TELECOM2000 WORKS?" NOW, MR. LEWIS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION RELATING TO AL PETTY'S VALUE TO THE "FREE WORLD". FIRST, LET ME ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. DID AL PETTY FULFILL EVERY COMMITTMENT HE MADE TO YOU?"
LEWIS: "ABSOLUTELY, YES!"
SMITH: "DID MR. PETTY SAVE YOU MONEY?"
LEWIS: "YES, HE SAVED ME ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT HE HAS CUT THE OPERATIONAL AND MARKETING COSTS IN HIS TELECOM2000 LONG DISTANCE AND CELL PHONE BUSINESS. I BELIEVE HE SAVED ME ABOUT 90% OF THE USUAL COST."
SMITH: "NOW I'LL ASK YOU THIS QUESTION THAT THE PROSECUTION ASKED ALMOST EVERY WITNESS; 'DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THE STEEL GUITORCHESTRA WORKS'?"
KENNER: "OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TELECOM2000!"
SMITH: "I BEG TO DIFFER WITH MS. KENNER, YOUR HONOR. THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH TELECOM2000. THE SAME MAN THAT CREATED THE STEEL GUITORCHESTRA THAT SAVED ARTISTS 90% ON THEIR RECORDINGS, AND THEREBY MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR SINGERS TO RECORD WHEN THEY COULD NEVER HAVE AFFORDED TO DO SO; THAT SAME MAN, MY CLIENT, AL PETTY TODAY STANDS BEFORE YOU TO BE SENTENCED TO PRISON BECAUSE HE ALSO CUT THE COST OF LONG DISTANCE, CELL PHONE AND MARKETING BY 90%. IN FACT, IF TIME WOULD PERMIT, WE COULD SHOW THAT MR. PETTY HAS BEEN DOING "THINGS THAT CAN'T BE DONE" AND THAT ARE "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER. HOWEVER, THIS TIME HE DID IT, FOR HELPING THOSE PERSONS WHO WERE NOT AMONG THE "RICH WHO GET RICHER", BUT - TO THE CONTRARY - WERE THOSE ABOUT WHOM IT HAS BEEN SAID, "THE POOR GET POORER" - MR. PETTY IS NOW ABOUT TO BE INCARCERATED, - POSSIBLY FOR LIFE - FOR ENABLING THE "POOR TO BECOME FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT!"
HANNAH: "WELL STATED, MR. SMITH - OBJECTION OVERRULED. NOW ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN, MR. SMITH."
SMITH: "REVEREND LEWIS, DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE PROOF THAT AL PETTY COULD PLAY ALL THE MUSIC ON YOUR CD ALBUM?"
LEWIS: "YES, IN FACT YOU LISTENED TO ONE OF THE SONGS. ON THE COVER OF THE CD IT SAYS "ALL MUSIC PLAYED BY AL PETTY ON THE STEEL GUITORCHESTRA"."
SMITH: "MAY I SEE THAT CD, YOUR HONOR?"
HANNAH: "MR. COLDIRON, PLEASE HAND MR. LEWIS'S CD TO MR. SMITH."
SMITH: "THANKS, MR. COLDIRON. YES, RIGHT HERE IT SAY "ALL MUSIC PLAYED BY AL PETTY ON THE STEEL GUITORCHESTRA". MAY I SUBMIT THIS AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE COURT?"
KENNER: "MAY I SEE IT FIRST?"
HANNAH: "YES."
(MS. KENNER VIEWS THE C.D.)
KENNER: "I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO SUBMITTING THIS AS AN EXHIBIT."
HANNAH: "IT IS SUBMITTED! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER YOU HAVE WITH THIS WITNESS, MR. SMITH?"
SMITH: "IF I MAY HAVE A FEW MORE MINUTES SIR, I HAVEN'T ASKED THE MAIN QUESTION YET?"
HANNAH: "PROCEED WITH THE QUESTIONS THEN".
SMITH: "MR. LEWIS YOU HAVE STATED THAT, #1, AL PETTY SAVED YOU ABOUT 90% COSTS OF RECORDING, IS THAT CORRECT?"
LEWIS: "YES, SIR, HE DID SAVE ME AS MUCH AS 90% OR $20,000."
SMITH: "AND I BELIEVE YOU ALSO STATED THAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THIS RECORDING PROJECT, WERE IT NOT FOR, MY CLIENT, MR. PETTY - IS THAT CORRECT?"
LEWIS: "YES SIR. YOU MAY SAY THAT I WAS NOT ONE OF THE "RICH GETTING RICHER", BUT - THANKS TO AL PETTY - I WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ONE OF THE "POOR THAT COULD HAVE GOTTEN RICH".
SMITH: "YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WRITING, SINGING AND RECORDING SONGS FOR MANY YEARS. NOW, REVEREND LEWIS, IN ALL OF YOUR YEARS IN MUSIC, DO YOU KNOW OF - OR HAVE YOU HEARD OF - ANYONE IN THE WHOLE WORLD THAT COULD HAVE - SINGLE-HANDEDLY - DONE FOR YOU WHAT AL PETTY DID FOR YOU?"
LEWIS: "DEFINITELY NOT! I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE ON EARTH WHO COULD HAVE PLAYED ALL THAT MUSIC AND SAVED ME 90%!"
SMITH: "THEN, COULD YOU SAY THAT - BEFORE YOU EXPERIENCED THE FACT THAT AL PETTY DID DO WHAT HE DID FOR YOU, DO YOU FEEL THAT EVEN YOU COULD HAVE MADE STATEMENTS LIKE, 'THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE', OR 'THAT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE', OR EVEN 'THAT CAN'T BE DONE'. DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU COULD HAVE MADE ANY OF THOSE STATEMENTS, MR. LEWIS?"
LEWIS: "WHY, THINKING BACK AND NOT KNOWING WHAT I KNOW NOW, I COULD HAVE MADE ANY, OR ALL OF THOSE STATEMENTS."
SMITH: "BUT NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?"
LEWIS: "I WOULD SAY THAT AL PETTY DID WHAT 'COULDN'T BE DONE', THAT WAS 'IMPOSSIBLE', AND THAT 'WHAT SEEMED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE' WAS TRUE THIS TIME, THANKS TO THE TALENT AND ABILITIES THAT GOD HAS GIVEN AL PETTY."
SMITH: "NOW, LET ME ASK YOU THE QUESTION MOST ASKED DURING THE TRIAL BY THE PROSECUTION, "DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW AL PETTY PLAYED ALL THAT MUSIC FOR YOU, AND SAVED YOU ALL THAT MONEY"?
LEWIS: "I CERTAINLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW HE DID IT. EVEN WHEN I WATCHED HIM DOING IT AND ASKED HIM QUESTIONS, HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME, BUT I NEVER DID - AND STILL DON'T - UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM NOR THE PROCEDURE! THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT GOD HAS GIVEN AL PETTY SPECIAL TALENTS AND ABILITIES THAT HE ONLY GAVE TO AL PETTY!"
SMITH: "IN OTHER WORDS, REVEREND LEWIS, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HE DID IT, BUT YOU HAVE THE PROOF THAT HE DID DO IT, AND YOU'RE GLAD HE DID. IS THAT AN ACCURATE SUMMATION OF YOUR RECORDING EXPERIENCE WITH AL PETTY?"
LEWIS: "I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER. IN FACT, I BELIEVE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID."
SMITH: "DO YOU FEEL THAT AL PETTY BASICALLY WAS DOING THE SAME THINGS, BASED ON SIMILAR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, FROM WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT TELECOM2000 - I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS; SINCE HE SAVED YOU ABOUT 90%, AND HE ALSO CUT THE LONG DISTANCE AND CELL PHONE OPERATIONAL AND MARKETING COSTS BY 90%, AND, CONSIDERING THAT YOU KNOW HE USED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WITH HIS COMPUTERIZED RECORDING STUDIO TO SAVE YOU 90%, DO YOU THINK HE ALSO USED HIS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE HIM TO PAY 500-1300 % RETURNS TO THE TELECOM2000 BUSINESS OWNERS?"
LEWIS: "WELL, AS I SAID, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW HE PLAYED ALL THAT MUSIC, AND SAVED ME ALL THAT MONEY, BUT I DO KNOW THAT HE DID IT. YOU HEARD SOME OF THE MUSIC AND READ THE CD LINER NOTES. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IT'S REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT HE MUST HAVE USED THE SAME PRINCIPLES IN TELECOM2000 TO BE ABLE TO VIRTUALLY GIVE LONG DISTANCE AWAY AND PAY THOSE HUGH COMMISSIONS!"
SMITH: "WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF SUPPOSE YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW AL PETTY DID WHAT HE DID FOR YOU, AND IF I TOLD YOU THAT - SINCE YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW HE DID IT - THAT HE EITHER COULDN'T DO IT, OR - IF HE DID DO IT - IT HAD TO BE FRAUDULENT?"
LEWIS: "I'D TELL YOU THAT YOU EITHER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, OR YOU WERE LYING!"
SMITH: "MR. LEWIS I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. FROM YOUR ACTUAL "EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE" OF AL PETTY, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THE COURT REGARDING THE SENTENCING OF AL PETTY?"
LEWIS: "FIRST I WOULD SAY THAT, IN TERMS OF WHO IS A 'MENACE TO SOCIETY', THROUGH ALL OF MY YEARS OF KNOWING AL PETTY, I WOULD DESCRIBE HIM AS A 'BLESSING TO SOCIETY'. WE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT HERE, BUT I HAVE BEEN IN FULL TIME MINISTRY FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS AND NOW PASTOR THE 'BASCOM ASSEMBLY OF GOD'. THROUGH HIS IN-PERSON MINISTRY, AS WELL AS WHEN HE GAVE CONCERTS AND TAUGHT THE WORD OF GOD ON THE PTL & TBN TELEVISION NETWORKS, HE REACHED MILLIONS OF PERSONS WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. THROUGH HIS MUSIC, EVEN AS A COUNTRY ENTERTAINER, HE WAS VERY EFFECTIVE. THEN, AFTER HIS RETURN TO GOD, WHICH I WITNESSED, AL PETTY NOT ONLY MINISTERED, BUT - THROUGH HIS DEVELOPMENT OF THE STEEL GUITORCHESTRA, HE ENABLED MANY PERSONS, SUCH AS MYSELF, TO EXPAND THEIR MINISTRIES. AND LATER, JUDGING FROM TESTIMONIES I HAVE HEARD FROM TELECOM2000 BUSINESS OWNERS, AL PETTY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING THE COMMON MAN AND WOMAN ACHIEVE TRUE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.
THEREFORE, JUDGING FROM MY FIRST HAND RELATIONSHIP WITH AL PETTY, I WOULD SAY THAT HE HAS NEVER EVEN HAD A "BRUSH WITH THE LAW". AND, IF HE HAS HELPED PEOPLE FOR MOST OF HIS 69 YEARS, AND HAS NEVER HURT ANYONE KNOWINGLY, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HE EVER HAS BEEN, OR EVER WILL BE, A "MENACE TO SOCIETY"! FROM WHAT I KNOW, TO THE CONTRARY, I WOULD SAY THAT ANYONE WHO REMOVES HIM FROM SOCIETY IS A 'MENACE TO SOCIETY'! THEREFORE I BEG OF YOU, YOUR HONOR, TO SENTENCE MY FRIEND AS LENIENTLY AS YOU CAN, AND - IF POSSIBLE - ALLOW HIM TO REMAIN FREE PENDING HIS APPEAL. I THANK THE COURT AND JOHN R. SMITH FOR ALLOWING ME TO 'GO TO BAT' FOR MY FRIEND, AL PETTY."
SMITH: "THANK YOU REVEREND LEWIS. I PASS THE WITNESS."
KENNER: "I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. MAY THIS WITNESS BE EXCUSED, PLEASE, YOUR HONOR?"
