Sidebar: India Allen testimony admissibility

📄 Sidebar: India Allen testimony admissibility — Tuesday, December 3, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 24 of 57

◀ Witness called: India Allen Direct examination of India Allen ▶

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 1996 • Utterances: 5

Defense attorney Robert Baker objected to India Allen's anticipated testimony about a 1980 incident where she allegedly witnessed OJ Simpson make physical contact with Nicole, arguing the evidence was too remote in time. Judge Fujisaki overruled the objection.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held at the bench, with the reporter.)

# 2 MR. BAKER:

This, well, allegedly is going to comment about a 1980 incident where she observed Mr. Simpson make contact with -- with Nicole. And we would object on the issue --

KEY QUOTE

# 3 THE COURT:

You mean physical contact?

# 4 MR. BAKER:

We -- yes physical. On the issue of remoteness.

# 5 THE COURT:

Overruled.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Robert Baker

allegedly is going to comment about a 1980 incident where she observed Mr. Simpson make contact with -- with Nicole

Reveals the substance of the excluded testimony — a domestic violence incident from roughly 16 years before the murders

Hiroshi Fujisaki

Overruled.

Judge allows the 1980 incident testimony, permitting evidence of a decades-old alleged abuse incident

Notable Exchanges (1)

Robert Baker•Hiroshi Fujisaki

Judge sought clarification on the nature of the contact, confirming it was physical before overruling the remoteness objection

procedural

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 1 overruled)

Proceeding 8418 • 5 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103