📄 Recess — Wednesday, December 11, 1996
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Recess

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 1996 • Utterances: 22
Court resumed after a lunch recess, during which Baker indicated he had no further questions for Detective Lange, releasing him from testimony. Three defense exhibits (2257-2259) were admitted into evidence, and Susan Brockbank was recalled as a defense witness under Evidence Code 767, with Petrocelli noting a standing objection to city employees being called this way.
1 MR. BAKER:

Is this a good point?

2 THE COURT:

1:30, ladies and gentlemen.

Don't talk about the case, don't form or express any opinion.

3 (At 12:00 P.M. a recess was taken until 1:30 P.M. of the same day.)
4 (REGINA D. CHAVEZ, OFFICIAL REPORTER)
5 (The jurors resumed their respective seats.)
6 MR. MEDVENE:

Good afternoon, Your Honor.

At the break, Mr. Baker informed me he had no further questions of Mr. Lange.

We have no questions.

I think, subject to Mr. Baker moving in some exhibits, Mr. Lange's been released, pursuant to the agreement with Mr. Baker.

7 MR. BAKER:

I got the Court's message.

KEY QUOTE
8 THE COURT:

I didn't send one.

9 MR. BAKER:

Relative to Exhibits 2257, 2258 and 2259.

Thank you.

10 (The document previously marked Defendants' Exhibit 2257 for identification, was received in evidence.)
11 (The document previously marked Defendants' Exhibit 2258 for identification, was received in evidence.)
12 (The document previously marked Defendants' Exhibit 2259 for identification, was received in evidence.)
13 MR. BLASIER:

Your Honor, under 767, we recall Susan Brockbank.

14 MR. PETROCELLI:

Your Honor, I have a standing objection on these city employees.

KEY QUOTE
15 THE COURT:

You have a standing ruling.

KEY QUOTE
16 MR. PETROCELLI:

Thank you.

And we can treat them, under cross, both ways, then, right?

17 THE COURT:

Yeah.

18 MR. PETROCELLI:

Thank you.

19 MR. BAKER:

I would object to them treating under cross.

I just place it on the record.

20 THE COURT:

Okay.

SUSAN BROCKBANK was called as a witness on behalf of the defendants pursuant Evidence Code 767, was previously duly sworn, and testified further as follows:

21 THE CLERK:

And you are still under oath. And would you please state your name again, for the record.

22 THE WITNESS:

Susan Brockbank.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (4)

Robert Baker
I got the Court's message.
Implies the judge communicated informally during recess — Fujisaki's denial ('I didn't send one') is a small moment of dry deflection.
Hiroshi Fujisaki
I didn't send one.
Fujisaki flatly denying sending Baker a message — brief but characteristic of his terse courtroom style.
Daniel Petrocelli
Your Honor, I have a standing objection on these city employees.
Signals a recurring plaintiff strategy of objecting to defense witnesses who are city/LAPD employees called under Evidence Code 767.
Hiroshi Fujisaki
You have a standing ruling.
Fujisaki's efficient dismissal — the objection is preserved but already decided.

Evidence (3)

Defendants' Exhibit 2257
Document (contents unspecified in transcript)
received in evidence
Defendants' Exhibit 2258
Document (contents unspecified in transcript)
received in evidence
Defendants' Exhibit 2259
Document (contents unspecified in transcript)
received in evidence

Notable Exchanges (3)

Robert BakerHiroshi Fujisaki
Baker claimed he received a message from the Court; Fujisaki denied sending one.
dry/ambiguous
Daniel PetrocelliHiroshi Fujisaki
Petrocelli placed a standing objection to city employees being called under 767; Fujisaki reminded him there is already a standing ruling against him.
procedural
Daniel PetrocelliRobert BakerHiroshi Fujisaki
Petrocelli asked whether he could treat Brockbank as a hostile witness on cross; Baker objected; Fujisaki allowed it.
strategic

Light Moments (1)

Hiroshi Fujisaki
Baker claimed the Court sent him a message; Fujisaki flatly said 'I didn't send one' — leaving the exchange unexplained.

Objections

2 objections (0 sustained, 0 overruled)
Proceeding 8602 • 22 utterances
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