Redirect examination of John Edwards

📄 Redirect examination of John Edwards — Monday, November 18, 1996

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◀ Redirect examination of John Edwards (part 2) Recross-examination of John Edwards ▶

Witness: Det. John Edwards
Examiner: Dan Leonard
Called by: Defense • Date: Monday, November 18, 1996 • Utterances: 36

Mr. Kelly conducted a brief redirect of Detective Edwards, rehabilitating the supplemental report Edwards had prepared at the city attorney's request. Kelly successfully moved the five-page handwritten report into evidence as Plaintiffs' Exhibit 2192, and elicited that it contained a reference to Nicole's statement about police having responded to the home eight times before.

# 1 Q:

Detective, Mr. Leonard asked you if you took any photos after you took those three at West LA station. You indicated that you did not; is that correct?

# 2 A:

That's correct.

# 3 Q:

Is there a particular reason you did not?

# 4 A:

Yes. Nicole Simpson insisted that she wanted to go home immediately to her kids, so I did what my victim wanted to do.

KEY QUOTE

# 5 Q:

And Mr. Leonard also asked you about a supplemental report that you had made later on, and you indicated you did that at the request of the city's attorney; is that correct?

# 6 A:

That is correct.

# 7 Q:

And did you prepare that report yourself when the city's attorney asked for it?

# 8 A:

Yes.

# 9 Q:

Is that done in the normal course of your duties?

# 10 A:

Yes.

# 11 Q:

And was that report a report that was kept by the LAPD as a business record, kept in the normal course of business?

# 12 MR. LEONARD:

Objection. Leading.

# 13 THE COURT:

Sustained.

# 14 Q:

(BY MR. KELLY) That report you prepared, it was a follow-up report?

# 15 A:

Yes, supplemental follow-up report to the primary incident.

# 16 Q:

Is that a report that's kept in the normal course of your duties?

# 17 A:

Yes.

# 18 MR. LEONARD:

Objection. Leading.

# 19 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 20 Q:

(BY MR. KELLY) I'm sorry.

Is that a report that's maintained in the regular course of business by the police department?

# 21 A:

Yes.

# 22 Q:

I'm going to ask you to just --

# 23 MR. KELLY:

This would be 2192, Your Honor?

# 24 THE CLERK:

Yes.

# 25 (The instrument herein referred to as Five-page supplemental report written by Detective Edwards was marked for identification as Plaintiffs' Exhibit No. 2192.)

# 26 Q:

(BY MR. KELLY) I ask you if you recognized that when I just showed it to you.

# 27 A:

This a five-page handwritten report in my handwriting, with my name on the bottom. This is the one I prepared supplemental to the primary report.

KEY QUOTE

# 28 Q:

Okay.

By the way, in looking, is there any reference made to Nicole's statement about, you've been out here eight times before?

# 29 MR. LEONARD:

Objection. Leading, Your Honor.

# 30 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 31 DET. JOHN EDWARDS:

Yes.

# 32 MR. KELLY:

Okay.

Your honor, at this time I ask this be moved into evidence, 2192.

# 33 MR. LEONARD:

Same Objection, Your Honor.

# 34 THE COURT:

Received.

# 35 (The instrument previously marked as Plaintiffs' Exhibit 2192 for identification was received in evidence.)

# 36 MR. KELLY:

I have no further questions.

RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. LEONARD:

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Edwards

Nicole Simpson insisted that she wanted to go home immediately to her kids, so I did what my victim wanted to do.

Explains why no additional photos were taken after the West LA station — framing Nicole as driving her own case decisions, not neglect by investigators.

Edwards

This a five-page handwritten report in my handwriting, with my name on the bottom. This is the one I prepared supplemental to the primary report.

Authenticates Exhibit 2192 for admission into evidence.

Edwards

Yes.

Confirms the supplemental report references Nicole's statement that police had been called to the residence eight times before — a key domestic violence history data point.

Evidence (1)

Plaintiffs' 2192

Five-page handwritten supplemental report prepared by Detective Edwards, including reference to Nicole's statement about prior police calls

marked, authenticated, and received into evidence

Notable Exchanges (1)

Kelly•Leonard•Fujisaki

Leonard objected twice to leading questions about whether the report was a normal business record; sustained once, overruled once. Leonard also objected to both the leading question about Nicole's 'eight times' statement and the admission of the exhibit — both overruled.

strategic

Objections

4 objections (1 sustained, 2 overruled)

Proceeding 8321 • 36 utterances • Defense witness

Civil Trial

Department 103