📄 Trial housekeeping and jury return — Thursday, November 21, 1996
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Trial housekeeping and jury return

Date: Thursday, November 21, 1996 • Utterances: 9
Brief morning housekeeping before resuming William Bodziak's examination. Judge Fujisaki reminded counsel to clean up after themselves in the borrowed courtroom, prompting a candid admission from Dan Leonard that he was the coffee-spiller. The jury then returned to their seats.
1 THE COURT:

Anything?

2 MR. PETROCELLI:

We just have to complete Mr. Bodziak's examination this morning.

3 THE COURT:

All right.

Incidentally, you know, this is sort of an aside: This is not my normal courtroom; this is Judge Light's courtroom. I understand counsel have been bringing in coffee and on occasion, spilling coffee. We'll expect counsel to clean up the courtroom for Judge Light when we complete these proceedings.

All right?

4 MR. KELLY:

Yes, Your Honor.

5 MR. LEONARD:

You're looking at me for good reason. I think I'm the only one who spilled coffee. I will take care of it, okay?

Yeah, you were looking right at me.

KEY QUOTE
6 (Pause in proceedings.)
7 (The jurors resumed their respective seats.)
8 THE COURT:

Morning.

9 JURORS:

Morning.

Temperature

light

Key Quotes (2)

Hiroshi Fujisaki
I understand counsel have been bringing in coffee and on occasion, spilling coffee. We'll expect counsel to clean up the courtroom for Judge Light when we complete these proceedings.
Fujisaki uses a borrowed courtroom and takes a moment to address housekeeping — a rare glimpse of the trial's logistical backdrop.
Dan Leonard
You're looking at me for good reason. I think I'm the only one who spilled coffee. I will take care of it, okay? Yeah, you were looking right at me.
Rare moment of self-deprecating candor from defense counsel, breaking courtroom formality.

Light Moments (1)

Dan Leonard
Dan Leonard openly admits he is the sole coffee-spiller in Judge Light's borrowed courtroom, drawing a knowing look from Fujisaki.

Witness Demeanor

(Pause in proceedings.)
(The jurors resumed their respective seats.)

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 8368 • 9 utterances
Civil Trial
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