Afternoon session opening

📄 Afternoon session opening — Tuesday, April 25, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 61 of 167

◀ Evidentiary hearing: demonstration video Cross-examination of Andrea Mazzola (afternoon) ▶

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 1995 • Utterances: 7

Judge Ito reconvened the afternoon session of the civil trial, welcoming the jury back and reseating Andrea Mazzola on the witness stand. Mazzola, a criminalist, was continuing her cross-examination by defense attorney Peter Neufeld. The session opened with a brief exchange about which chart Neufeld intended to use.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open Court, in the presence of the jury:)

# 2 THE COURT:

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. Let the record reflect we have now been rejoined by all the members of our jury panel. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

THE JURY: Good afternoon.

Andrea Mazzola, the witness on the stand at the time of the noon recess, resumed the stand and testified further as follows:

# 3 THE COURT:

Andrea Mazzola is again on the witness stand undergoing cross-examination by Mr. Neufeld. Good afternoon again, Miss Mazzola.

KEY QUOTE

# 4 MS. MAZZOLA:

Good afternoon, your Honor.

# 5 THE COURT:

You are reminded you are still under oath. Mr. Neufeld, you may proceed.

# 6 THE COURT:

Mr. Neufeld, which chart do you have there?

# 7 MR. NEUFELD:

Prosecution exhibit 177-A.

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

Andrea Mazzola is again on the witness stand undergoing cross-examination by Mr. Neufeld.

Establishes the procedural posture — Mazzola's cross-examination by a defense attorney known for DNA and forensic challenges.

Peter Neufeld

Prosecution exhibit 177-A.

Signals the cross-examination will focus on a specific prosecution exhibit, likely forensic or evidence-handling related.

Evidence (1)

Prosecution exhibit 177-A

A chart referenced by Neufeld at the start of cross-examination; content not yet specified in this excerpt

referenced

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5804 • 7 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103