Court ruling clarification

📄 Court ruling clarification — Tuesday, April 25, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 61 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Andrea Mazzola (afternoon) Cross-examination of Andrea Mazzola (afternoon, part 2) ▶

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 1995 • Utterances: 5

A brief administrative exchange in which prosecutor Hank Goldberg sought clarification from Judge Ito on the scope of a prior evidentiary ruling. Ito confirmed the objection had been sustained and the area in question was foreclosed.

# 1 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. All parties are again present. Let's have the jurors, please.

# 2 MR. GOLDBERG:

Your Honor, I just did want to clarify the scope of the Court's ruling because it seemed to me that we were treading into--

KEY QUOTE

# 3 THE COURT:

Treading?

# 4 MR. GOLDBERG:

--dangerous waters there. But I would perhaps like the Court to clarify. It was my understanding that that entire area was foreclosed.

# 5 THE COURT:

The objection was sustained. That's correct.

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Hank Goldberg

I just did want to clarify the scope of the Court's ruling because it seemed to me that we were treading into dangerous waters there.

Goldberg signals concern that the defense may be encroaching on territory the court already shut down.

Lance A. Ito

The objection was sustained. That's correct.

Ito tersely confirms the ruling, closing the issue.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Hank Goldberg

Ito interrupts Goldberg mid-sentence to echo the word 'Treading?' — a brief, dry interjection before allowing Goldberg to finish and then confirming the ruling.

dry/terse

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5791 • 5 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103