Witness dismissal and scheduling

📄 Witness dismissal and scheduling — Tuesday, November 26, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 23 of 57

◀ Recess Jury admonition and adjournment ▶

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 1996 • Utterances: 7

Robert Baker announces he has changed his mind and will call OJ Simpson as a witness later in December rather than now. The court dismisses the current witness, and Petrocelli confirms the plaintiff's remaining witnesses will be called when trial resumes on Tuesday.

# 1 (The jurors resumed their respective seats.)

# 2 MR. BAKER:

Your Honor, I apologize. I've changed my mind. I will put Mr. Simpson on and go through his whole testimony in our case later in December.

# 3 THE COURT:

Okay.

# 4 MR. PETROCELLI:

Your Honor, I'm sorry.

# 5 THE COURT:

You may step down.

# 6 THE WITNESS:

Okay.

# 7 MR. PETROCELLI:

As discussed in chambers yesterday, we'll be prepared to call the remaining witnesses in our case on Tuesday, when we resume.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (1)

Robert Baker

I've changed my mind. I will put Mr. Simpson on and go through his whole testimony in our case later in December.

Defense commits to calling OJ Simpson as a witness, a significant strategic decision announced mid-proceeding.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Robert Baker•Hiroshi Fujisaki

Baker reverses course and commits to putting Simpson on the stand in December.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8407 • 7 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103