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

Fung Redirect Focuses on Chain of Custody Amid Discovery Disputes
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 16 proceedings • 1047 lines
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The day was consumed almost entirely by prosecutor Goldberg's redirect examination of criminalist Dennis Fung, focusing on chain of custody and document handling after Scheck's cross-examination. Judge Ito found the initial failure to produce the original page 4 inadvertent, but found the prosecution's later decision not to disclose it before redirect intentional and improper. In a related sidebar, Scheck argued that photocopies had been represented as originals and sought a jury instruction; Goldberg disputed that the defense had been misled, and Ito deferred action pending supplemental briefs. The examination addressed the blood vial, footage of Mazzola leaving Bundy with a bag Fung said likely held the vial envelope, and Fung's explanations of annotations and an erasure. After the jury was excused, Shapiro put a complaint about perceived judicial bias on the record, and the prosecution agreed to release sealed Kato Kaelin tapes and related documents to the defense.

  • Judge Ito ruled prosecution intentionally withheld original 'page 4' evidence checklist before Fung's redirect examination
  • Scheck argued that the prosecution had provided photocopies while representing them as originals; Goldberg disputed that the defense was misled
  • Redirect examination of Fung focused heavily on blood vial chain of custody and document authenticity
  • Videotape footage showed Andrea Mazzola leaving Bundy with a bag that Fung testified likely contained the blood vial evidence 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 lines
Criminal Trial
Department 103
📂 Day 57 — APR 14, 1995
APR 14, 1995