Redirect examination of Michael Gladden

📄 Redirect examination of Michael Gladden — Tuesday, December 17, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 33 of 57

◀ Direct examination of Michael Gladden Direct examination of Thomas Tallarino (part 1) ▶

Witness: Michael Gladden
Examiner: Dan Leonard
Called by: Defense • Date: Tuesday, December 17, 1996 • Utterances: 21

Petrocelli briefly cross-examines Michael Gladden, who had previously testified about getting an autograph from OJ Simpson. Petrocelli establishes that Gladden's contact with Simpson was fleeting — only seconds — and that he could not actually observe whether Simpson's hands or fingers were cut.

# 1 THE COURT:

Cross.

CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. PETROCELLI:

# 2 Q:

You're a sports fan?

# 3 A:

Yes.

# 4 Q:

And you were a fan of Mr. Simpson at the time, right?

# 5 A:

Not necessarily.

# 6 Q:

You refer to him as Juice, right?

# 7 A:

When I asked for the autograph, yes.

# 8 Q:

Yeah, and you knew that that was a nickname for him, right?

# 9 A:

Yes.

# 10 Q:

And you only saw -- you were only close to him for a few seconds, long enough to get this autograph, right?

KEY QUOTE

# 11 A:

Yes.

# 12 Q:

And you didn't really get a close look at his hands as he was signing the autograph?

# 13 A:

No.

# 14 Q:

Is that correct?

# 15 A:

Yes.

# 16 Q:

And it's also correct, sir, that you don't know whether or not the back of his hand was cut, correct?

# 17 A:

Right.

# 18 Q:

And you don't know whether or not his left finger was cut, right?

# 19 A:

Right.

# 20 MR. PETROCELLI:

Thank you.

# 21 MR. LEONARD:

Nothing further.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Examiner

You were only close to him for a few seconds, long enough to get this autograph, right?

Establishes the severe limits of Gladden's observation opportunity, undercutting any testimony about Simpson's hand condition.

Examiner

You don't know whether or not the back of his hand was cut, correct?

Direct concession that Gladden cannot speak to the cuts on Simpson's hand — a key piece of physical evidence in the case.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Daniel Petrocelli•Michael Gladden

Petrocelli methodically extracts concessions that Gladden had no meaningful view of Simpson's hands during the brief autograph interaction.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Michael Gladden

scope limitation

Petrocelli establishes Gladden was only near Simpson for seconds, did not closely observe his hands, and cannot say whether cuts were present — neutralizing the witness's value to the defense.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8683 • 21 utterances • Defense witness

Civil Trial

Department 103