📂 Thursday, November 7, 1996 — Day 11
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📅 Thursday, November 7, 1996 14 proceedings 1207 lines
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Day 11 — Thursday, November 7, 1996

Hand-Injury Timing Examined; Expert Motive Testimony Battled
Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki • Civil Trial • 14 proceedings • 1207 lines
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Plaintiffs presented Dr. Huizenga's testimony that Simpson's hand injuries occurred within a five-to-seven-day range that included June 12, 1994. Detective Berris's deposition detailed a Chicago hotel room investigation with visually observed red spots, no reported blood, and no chemical testing. The afternoon shifted to contentious 402 admissibility hearings on two expert witnesses—Dr. Dietz (forensic psychiatry/motive) and Dr. Dutton (spousal homicide profile)—with the judge taking both matters under submission.

  • Dr. Huizenga testified that Simpson's hand injuries occurred within a five-to-seven-day range that included June 12, 1994
  • Detective Berris's deposition documented visually observed red spots in Simpson's Chicago hotel room, but reported no blood and used no chemical testing
  • Heated 402 hearing on Dr. Park Dietz's forensic psychiatry testimony about Simpson's motive
  • Contentious 402 hearing on Dr. Donald Dutton's spousal homicide profile, with judge expressing confusion about scope
  • Defendants challenged both psychological experts as invading jury's province through inadmissible profiling
  • Dispute over autopsy photograph admissibility deferred to following morning
Day 11 • 14 proceedings • 1207 lines
Civil Trial
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📂 Day 11 — NOV 7, 1996
NOV 7, 1996