📂 Tuesday, April 18, 1995 — Day 59
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Tuesday, April 18, 1995 23 proceedings 1877 lines
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Day 59 — Tuesday, April 18, 1995

Scheck Presses Fung on Credibility and Evidence Handling as Testimony Concludes
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 23 proceedings • 1877 lines
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Criminalist Dennis Fung's eight-day testimony concluded after extended recross by Barry Scheck, further redirect by Hank Goldberg, and brief additional questioning. Scheck challenged Fung's accounts of the sock collection timeline, crime-scene evidence movement, the Bronco evidence, documentation, delayed booking, and handling of Simpson's reference blood vial; Goldberg sought to reaffirm Fung's honesty, and Fung denied changing his testimony to please prosecutors. Several sidebar disputes concerned foundation, impeachment, examination scope, and speculative questioning. Fung was excused subject to recall, and the court recessed testimony until April 20th for jury interviews.

  • Barry Scheck's extended recross-examination of Dennis Fung pressed credibility and evidence-handling issues across multiple fronts
  • Fung testified that he personally had not investigated who moved the glove and envelope and did not know whether anyone else had
  • Scheck exposed inconsistencies in Fung's sock collection timeline by confronting him with contradictions between his cross and redirect testimony
  • Defense attempted to play a video with a disputed time code; Judge Ito prevented it from being played for lack of foundation but left open its later introduction upon a proper foundation
  • Scheck attempted to question Fung about the level of Simpson's reference blood vial and later began a question mentioning 1.9 milliliters, but objections curtailed the inquiry
  • Sidebars addressed video foundation, impeachment and examination scope, the blood-vial inquiry, and speculative questioning; Scheck separately questioned Fung about possible prosecution coaching
  • After eight days on the stand, Dennis Fung was excused from testimony but remains subject to recall
  • Judge Ito announced a recess from testimony until April 20th to allow time for jury interviews regarding potential juror issues
Day 59 • 23 proceedings • 1877 lines
Criminal Trial
Department 103
📂 Day 59 — APR 18, 1995
APR 18, 1995