Redirect examination of India Allen (2 of 2)

📄 Redirect examination of India Allen (2 of 2) — Tuesday, December 3, 1996

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Witness: India Allen
Examiner: John Kelly
Called by: Plaintiff • Date: Tuesday, December 3, 1996 • Utterances: 16

Plaintiff's counsel redirected India Allen on why she did not come forward during the criminal trial. Allen explained she heard domestic violence would not be a permitted issue in the criminal trial, was pregnant at the time, and had retired from modeling and did not want the public attention that testifying would bring.

# 1 Q:

Was there a particular reason -- first of all, you were aware of the criminal trial going on, were you not?

# 2 A:

Yes, I was.

# 3 Q:

And I think Mr. Baker asked you if you knew whether domestic violence was an issue in that or not.

# 4 A:

Yes.

# 5 Q:

Did you know?

# 6 A:

I did know, but I heard that they were not going to make an issue of it, so I didn't think there was any reason for me to come forward, 'cause it wasn't going to be allowed in the trial.

KEY QUOTE

# 7 Q:

Did you intend at the time to come forward?

# 8 A:

I would have if they would have needed me, yes.

# 9 Q:

Okay. Was there any --

# 10 MR. BAKER:

Move to strike. Objection to speculation.

# 11 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 12 Q:

(BY MR. KELLY) Was there any other personal reason that you didn't want to, if you could avoid it, testify at the criminal trial?

# 13 A:

Yeah. Well, I -- I -- I've retired from being a model, and I had seen a little taste of that, and I didn't want it. I have two kids, and I retired for a reason, not to be involved in it any more.

# 14 Q:

Was there any physical condition at that time?

# 15 A:

Yeah, I was pregnant at that time also.

# 16 MR. KELLY:

Okay. I have no further questions.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

India Allen

I did know, but I heard that they were not going to make an issue of it, so I didn't think there was any reason for me to come forward, 'cause it wasn't going to be allowed in the trial.

Explains why a witness with knowledge of OJ's domestic violence behavior stayed silent during the criminal trial — she believed the evidence would be excluded anyway.

India Allen

I've retired from being a model, and I had seen a little taste of that, and I didn't want it. I have two kids, and I retired for a reason, not to be involved in it any more.

Humanizes her reluctance to testify and preempts any inference of bad faith or evasion.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Robert Baker•Hiroshi Fujisaki

Baker moved to strike Allen's statement that she would have testified if needed as speculation; Fujisaki overruled.

procedural

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 1 overruled)

Proceeding 8421 • 16 utterances • Plaintiff witness

Civil Trial

Department 103