Witness excused, jury instructions, and adjournment

📄 Witness excused, jury instructions, and adjournment — Thursday, November 21, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 20 of 57

◀ Recross-examination of William Bodziak (part 2) Motion: Schiller book and Kardashian privilege ▶

Date: Thursday, November 21, 1996 • Utterances: 13

The witness was excused and the jury received standard admonitions about media exposure and outside influence. Three defense exhibits were then admitted without objection before the session adjourned until the following morning.

# 1 MR. MEDVENE:

Nothing further.

# 2 THE COURT:

Jurors -- you may step down. Thank you.

# 3 (Witness complies.)

# 4 THE COURT:

You are excused until 9 o'clock tomorrow. Don't talk about this case, don't form or express any opinions. This case is at the stage where there may be intense media pressure on everybody. Please do not allow yourself to be influenced in any way by anyone with regards to this case. If anybody tries to influence you or ask you questions about it, let me know.

Don't let anybody in your family, friends, relatives or strangers approach you with regard to anything connected with this case. Don't read anything about it. Don't watch anything on television about it. Don't listen to anything on the radio about it.

All right. See you tomorrow at 9 o'clock.

# 5 A:

Thank you.

MR. P. BAKER: Can we correct a couple of exhibits?

# 6 THE CLERK:

Want to stay on the record.

MR. P. BAKER: Want to move in 2212 which is the overlay, 2213 which is the photograph of the Bronco, 2214 which is a photograph of Ms. Brown's body.

Any objection.

# 7 MR. MEDVENE:

No objection.

# 8 THE COURT:

They're received.

# 9 THE CLERK:

Thank you.

# 10 (The instrument herein described was received in evidence as Defendants' Exhibit No. 2212.)

# 11 (The instrument herein described was received in evidence as Defendants' Exhibit No. 2213.)

# 12 (The instrument herein described was received in evidence as Defendants' Exhibit No. 2214.)

# 13 (At 10:51 A.M. an adjournment was taken until Friday, November 22, 1996 at 9:00 A.M.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

This case is at the stage where there may be intense media pressure on everybody. Please do not allow yourself to be influenced in any way by anyone with regards to this case.

Reflects the extraordinary public attention on the civil trial and the judge's concern about jury contamination.

P. Baker

Want to move in 2212 which is the overlay, 2213 which is the photograph of the Bronco, 2214 which is a photograph of Ms. Brown's body.

Three defense exhibits admitted in quick succession with no objection, including crime scene photography of Nicole Brown Simpson.

Evidence (3)

Defendants' 2212

An overlay (likely photographic or diagram overlay)

admitted

Defendants' 2213

Photograph of the Bronco

admitted

Defendants' 2214

Photograph of Nicole Brown Simpson's body

admitted

Notable Exchanges (1)

P. Baker•Edward Medvene

Baker moved three exhibits into evidence; Medvene offered no objection to any of them.

cooperative

Witness Demeanor

(Witness complies.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8377 • 13 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103