📄 Sidebar: document examination — Wednesday, April 12, 1995
📅 Apr 12 — Day 55
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Sidebar: document examination

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 1995 • Utterances: 5
A brief sidebar in which Johnnie Cochran clarifies to prosecutor Hank Goldberg that he promptly passed along a document copy as soon as he received it. Goldberg indicates he was unaware Cochran had received it. The exchange resolves a minor document-sharing miscommunication with no apparent dispute.
1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD AT THE BENCH:)
2 THE COURT:

OKAY. WE ARE OVER AT THE SIDE BAR.

3 MR. COCHRAN:

IT IS THE SAME COPY THEY GAVE ME AND I GAVE IT TO HIM RIGHT AWAY.

KEY QUOTE
4 MR. GOLDBERG:

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU GOT IT.

KEY QUOTE
5 THE COURT:

OKAY.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Johnnie Cochran
IT IS THE SAME COPY THEY GAVE ME AND I GAVE IT TO HIM RIGHT AWAY.
Cochran defends his timely disclosure of a document, preempting any accusation of withholding.
Hank Goldberg
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU GOT IT.
Reveals a breakdown in prosecution's internal awareness of document flow, not a bad-faith act by the defense.

Evidence (1)

Informal
An unspecified document copy passed between counsel
discussed

Notable Exchanges (1)

Johnnie CochranHank Goldberg
Cochran explains he forwarded a document to Goldberg immediately upon receiving it; Goldberg acknowledges he was unaware.
procedural

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 5661 • 5 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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