Witness oath administration

📄 Witness oath administration — Friday, December 20, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 35 of 57

◀ Sidebar Direct examination of Robert Groden ▶

Date: Friday, December 20, 1996 • Utterances: 11

The court resumed a session that had been adjourned on December 18, 1996, with the jury returning to their seats. The clerk reminded witness Robert Groden he was still under oath, and defense attorney Dan Leonard was granted a brief reopening of direct examination — capped at three or four minutes by agreement of counsel.

# 1 (The jurors resumed their respective seats.)

# 2 THE COURT:

Morning.

# 3 MR. PETROCELLI:

Morning.

# 4 JURORS:

Morning.

# 5 MR. GELBLUM:

Based on Mr. Leonard's representation that he has only three or four minutes left, he's asked to reopen, and we've agreed. It's three or four minutes.

KEY QUOTE

# 6 THE COURT:

All right.

# 7 THE CLERK:

Sir, you are still understand oath. Would you state your name again for the record.

KEY QUOTE

# 8 THE WITNESS:

Robert Groden.

# 9 THE CLERK:

Thank you.

# 10 MR. LEONARD:

Morning, Mr. Groden.

# 11 THE WITNESS:

Morning

ROBERT GRODEN the witness on the stand at the time of adjournment on Wedensday, Decmeber 18, 1996, having been previously duly sworn, was examined and testified further as follows:

DIRECT EXAMINATION (Continued) BY MR. LEONARD: Mr. Groden, did we have an opportunity yesterday to come to the courtroom and work a little more with the Elmo machine?

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Peter Gelblum

Based on Mr. Leonard's representation that he has only three or four minutes left, he's asked to reopen, and we've agreed. It's three or four minutes.

Establishes the narrow, negotiated scope of the resumed examination — plaintiff's counsel is holding defense to a tight limit.

The Clerk

Sir, you are still understand oath. Would you state your name again for the record.

Standard oath reminder on resumption; witness confirmed as Robert Groden.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Elmo machine (document/image projector)

referenced in first question of resumed examination

Notable Exchanges (1)

Peter Gelblum•Dan Leonard

Gelblum on the record confirming the agreement that Leonard's reopened direct is limited to three or four minutes.

strategic

Witness Demeanor

(The jurors resumed their respective seats.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8725 • 11 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103