Phenolphthalein discussion

📄 Phenolphthalein discussion — Tuesday, April 11, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 54 of 167

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Date: Tuesday, April 11, 1995 • Utterances: 4

Court reconvenes with all parties present. Prosecutor Goldberg requests to revisit the phenolphthalein issue in light of recent jury questions, and Judge Ito schedules that discussion for 4:30.

# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. BACK ON THE RECORD. ALL PARTIES ARE AGAIN PRESENT. THERE THEY ARE. ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY MAGNERA, LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE.

# 3 MR. GOLDBERG:

YOUR HONOR, AT SOME POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF PHENOLPHTHALEIN AGAIN IN LIGHT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED. MAY I DO THAT NOW?

KEY QUOTE

# 4 THE COURT:

AT 4:30.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Hank Goldberg

AT SOME POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF PHENOLPHTHALEIN AGAIN IN LIGHT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED. MAY I DO THAT NOW?

Signals the prosecution wants to revisit blood-presumptive testing evidence, likely prompted by jury questions indicating confusion or interest.

Lance A. Ito

AT 4:30.

Brief deferral — Ito's characteristic economy of words scheduling the discussion for later in the day.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Hank Goldberg•Lance A. Ito

Goldberg requests to address phenolphthalein testing again in light of jury questions; Ito defers to 4:30.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5626 • 4 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103