Jury instructions

📄 Jury instructions — Thursday, October 31, 1996

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TRIAL

▲ Day 6 of 57

◀ Juror excusal Direct examination of Thomas Lange (part 2) ▶

Date: Thursday, October 31, 1996 • Utterances: 9

Judge Fujisaki addresses the jury after a juror was hospitalized and excused from the case. He instructs remaining jurors that their service continues even on non-court days, clarifies they will receive their $5/day compensation throughout, and expresses concern about workplace pressure some jurors experienced when returning to work.

# 1 (Jurors resume their respective seats.)

# 2 (The following proceedings were held in open court, in the presence of the jury.)

# 3 THE COURT:

The jury has returned to the courtroom.

Ladies and gentlemen, one of your number, as you know has had to be taken to the hospital. I spoke with him on the phone and he's resting comfortably.

He asked to be excused, and the Court did excuse him from further service on this case.

I'm also advised that some of you have experienced yesterday, those of you who had to return to work, considerable pressure exerted upon you from your co-workers and people at your workplace. Is that generally what has been occurring?

# 4 JURORS:

(Nod affirmatively)

JUROR 295: Yes.

# 5 THE COURT:

For the duration of this trial, ladies and gentlemen, you are to be considering yourself to be serving as a juror every day, even on the days that we are dark. You are ordered not to return to court on these days, and the jury clerk is ordered to continue paying you your large salary of $5 a day as jurors, even on those days that we don't actually have you sitting in the courtroom.

Okay. I think one of you jurors have indicated on your hardship questionnaire that you were concerned about the pressures that may arise from this case.

I am equally concerned with your well-being; so if you -- any of you are feeling any particular stress or anxiety that you think is affecting your health, please don't hesitate to let me know, all right? Everyone understand.

# 6 JURORS:

Yes.

# 7 THE COURT:

Everybody okay so far?

# 8 JURORS:

Yes.

# 9 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you.

JUROR 265: Thank you.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

the jury clerk is ordered to continue paying you your large salary of $5 a day as jurors, even on those days that we don't actually have you sitting in the courtroom.

Dry judicial humor acknowledging the nominal compensation jurors receive for significant personal sacrifice

Hiroshi Fujisaki

I am equally concerned with your well-being; so if you -- any of you are feeling any particular stress or anxiety that you think is affecting your health, please don't hesitate to let me know

Fujisaki acknowledging the real personal toll the high-profile case was having on jurors

Notable Exchanges (1)

Hiroshi Fujisaki•Jurors

Judge asks jurors to confirm they experienced workplace pressure; jurors nod and Juror 295 verbally confirms.

procedural

Light Moments (1)

Hiroshi Fujisaki

Fujisaki sarcastically refers to the $5/day juror stipend as their 'large salary'

Witness Demeanor

(Jurors resume their respective seats.)

(Nod affirmatively)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8092 • 9 utterances

Civil Trial

Department 103