Sidebar: exhibit admissions

📄 Sidebar: exhibit admissions — Thursday, November 14, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 15 of 57

◀ Direct examination of Gary Sims (afternoon) Court adjourned ▶

Date: Thursday, November 14, 1996 • Utterances: 13

A brief bench conference during Tom Lambert's examination of Mr. Sims (Gary Sims, a DNA analyst). Lambert moved to admit three exhibits — Sims's CV (2186), the socks (297), and exhibit 319 — before finishing with the witness. Blasier objected to the CV but was overruled, and all exhibits were received. The unreported bench conference followed.

# 1 MR. BLASIER:

Your Honor, may we approach?

# 2 THE COURT:

What was that exhibit?

# 3 MR. LAMBERT:

319.

I should move in two exhibits before I finish with Mr. Sims.

Number 2186, that's his C.V., and 297, which is the socks for the --

KEY QUOTE

# 4 MR. BLASIER:

Object to 2186, the C.V., Your Honor.

KEY QUOTE

# 5 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 6 (The instrument previously marked as Plaintiffs' Exhibit 2186 was received in evidence.)

# 7 THE CLERK:

We need that exhibit 2186.

# 8 MR. LAMBERT:

And 319, as well.

# 9 THE COURT:

Okay.

# 10 (The instrument previously marked as Plaintiffs' Exhibit 319 was received in evidence.)

# 11 THE COURT:

You may approach.

# 12 MR. BLASIER:

We don't need the reporter.

# 13 (A bench conference was held which was not reported.)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Tom Lambert

I should move in two exhibits before I finish with Mr. Sims. Number 2186, that's his C.V., and 297, which is the socks for the --

Identifies the exhibits at issue: Sims's credentials and the sock evidence central to the DNA case.

Robert Blasier

Object to 2186, the C.V., Your Honor.

Defense challenges Sims's CV admission, likely to undercut his expert qualifications.

Evidence (3)

Plaintiffs' 2186

Gary Sims's curriculum vitae (expert credentials)

introduced over objection

Plaintiffs' 297

The socks

referenced for admission

Plaintiffs' 319

Unspecified exhibit (referenced by number only)

received in evidence

Notable Exchanges (1)

Robert Blasier•Hiroshi Fujisaki

Blasier objects to Sims's CV; Fujisaki overrules without discussion.

routine

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Gary Sims

objection to credentials exhibit

Blasier objected to admitting Sims's CV, likely attempting to limit the jury's perception of his expert status.

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 1 overruled)

Proceeding 8254 • 13 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103