📂 Friday, April 14, 1995 — Day 57
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Friday, April 14, 1995 16 proceedings 1047 utterances
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Day 57 — Friday, April 14, 1995

Fung Rehabilitation Stalled by Discovery Violations and Procedural Battles
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 16 proceedings • 1047 utterances
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The day was consumed almost entirely by the redirect examination of criminalist Dennis Fung, with prosecutor Goldberg attempting to rehabilitate him after devastating cross-examination by Scheck on chain of custody and document handling. Judge Ito ruled that the prosecution had intentionally withheld original evidence checklist pages and misrepresented copies as originals—a discovery violation that sparked multiple heated sidebars. Four hours of intense examination focused on the blood vial, videotape evidence of Mazzola leaving the crime scene, and explanations of seemingly problematic annotations and erasures. The day concluded with Shapiro lodging a formal complaint about perceived judicial bias against the defense.

  • Judge Ito ruled prosecution intentionally withheld original 'page 4' evidence checklist before Fung's redirect examination
  • Prosecution caught representing photocopied documents as originals to the defense during discovery
  • Four-hour redirect examination of Fung focused heavily on blood vial chain of custody and document authenticity
  • Videotape footage introduced showing Andrea Mazzola leaving crime scene with evidence bag containing blood vial envelope
  • Fung testified about erased entry on handwritten document 1107, claiming uncertainty about whether to alter record before preliminary hearing testimony
  • Shapiro formally objected on the record to perceived judicial bias, citing unequal treatment of prosecution versus defense attorneys
  • Prosecution agreed to release previously sealed Kato Kaelin audiotapes and related documents to defense
Day 57 • 16 proceedings • 1047 utterances
Criminal Trial
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