Your Honor, I would like to put some observations on the record regarding the preference that the Court is paying towards the Prosecution when they violate the Court rulings and the harsh tones that the Court uses, particularly towards Mr. Scheck and Mr. Neufeld when they do some things. And I don't believe that the Court is aware of it. The fact is very clear to me as an observer in watching that when it's time to caution the Prosecution, your Honor calls them up to sidebar off the record and lets tempers calm down and put things in perspective. However, when it comes to Mr. Scheck or Mr. Neufeld, it's done directly in front of the jury and it comes very one-sided from my point of view, and I wanted the record to reflect that.
First of all, there should only be two lawyers here. So somebody gets to sit down; isn't that right? Either that or ask Mr. Goldberg to join us.
I have something I wanted to put on the record that doesn't relate directly to that.
Your Honor, I think perhaps Mr. Shapiro should go out in the real world and hear the public's perception of how the Prosecution is being treated as opposed to the Defense. I think most people feel the Court defers more to the Defense than to us. But, you know, that's a non issue as far as I'm concerned. It's Good Friday, and though I will be working, I would just as soon put these nasty thoughts behind us. And do we have to fight over every petty little issue?
KEY QUOTEWell, I'm glad to see both sides feel that they're being treated badly by the Court. So that means it's pretty even.
KEY QUOTEThere's another issue if I may. As the Court will recall, I delivered to the Court several audiotapes.
And I believe the date was--I'm not sure, but I believe it was March 31. But there is a record and I ask that those audiotapes--I have no objection to the Court releasing those tapes to the Defense. And I'll state that they are taped conversations between Mr. Kato Kaelin and his book author. In any event, these tapes relate--
Let's bring Mr. Douglas up to speed. There was a 1054.7 in camera hearing with the Prosecution. They disclosed to the Court the existence of certain tape recordings, excerpts of a statement by Kato Kaelin to an apparent book author. They were investigating Mr. Kaelin for the possibility of a number of things I would imagine and asked that they be allowed to complete their investigation before disclosing that to the Defense. And Mr. Darden?
And as I recall, I think I declined to suggest that Mr. Kaelin was a criminal suspect at that point, but I did ask leave of the Court to have the record sealed so that I could attempt to obtain other documents that related to the audiotapes including a book contract.
Including the contract between Mr. Kaelin and Mr. Elliott and St. Martens Press as well as the book proposal that was apparently submitted on our videotape. And so we have obtained those items and not pursuant to an SDT, and I will turn those items over to the Defense on Monday. As for the audiotapes, I have no objection to the Court releasing the tapes. We surrender them to the Court.
Those are the--both of the original ones, but there are copies. The originals are apparently with the book author, Michael Elliott, and we have copies. So I have no objection if you give your copies to the Defense so they can copy them.
At their expense. And I will turn over to them on Monday the contract which is not signed and the book proposal. We may have one or two transcripts of a couple of the tapes; and if those are in existence as yet, we will turn those over on Monday as well. And those apply only to certified transcripts by certified Court reporters.
when it's time to caution the Prosecution, your Honor calls them up to sidebar off the record and lets tempers calm down and put things in perspective. However, when it comes to Mr. Scheck or Mr. Neufeld, it's done directly in front of the jury
I think perhaps Mr. Shapiro should go out in the real world and hear the public's perception of how the Prosecution is being treated as opposed to the Defense. I think most people feel the Court defers more to the Defense than to us.
I'm glad to see both sides feel that they're being treated badly by the Court. So that means it's pretty even.
It's Good Friday, and though I will be working, I would just as soon put these nasty thoughts behind us. And do we have to fight over every petty little issue?