Pre-jury discussion

📄 Pre-jury discussion — Monday, April 3, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 50 of 167

◀ Direct examination of Dennis Fung (afternoon, part 1) Direct examination of Dennis Fung (afternoon, part 2) ▶

Date: Monday, April 3, 1995 • Lines: 4

A brief pre-session exchange in which prosecutor Goldberg asks Judge Ito whether the court will resolve the pending phenol issue before the afternoon session. The judge's dry response and Goldberg's reply suggest the matter is still being worked out. No substantive ruling occurs.

# 1 THE COURT:

ARE WE READY TO PROCEED? BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER. ALL PARTIES ARE AGAIN PRESENT. DEPUTY MAGNERA, LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE.

# 2 MR. GOLDBERG:

YOUR HONOR, WAS THE COURT GOING TO RESOLVE THE PHENOL ISSUE BEFORE THIS AFTERNOON?

KEY QUOTE

# 3 THE COURT:

ARE WE THERE YET?

# 4 MR. GOLDBERG:

WE'RE GETTING THERE.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Hank Goldberg

WAS THE COURT GOING TO RESOLVE THE PHENOL ISSUE BEFORE THIS AFTERNOON?

Shows Goldberg asking whether the court would resolve the phenol issue before the afternoon.

Lance A. Ito

ARE WE THERE YET?

Indicates that the phenol issue had not yet reached the point of resolution.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Phenol issue raised for possible court resolution before the afternoon

discussed informally, no ruling made

Notable Exchanges (1)

Hank Goldberg•Lance A. Ito

Goldberg asks whether the court will resolve the phenol issue before the afternoon; Ito asks whether they are there yet, and Goldberg says they are getting there.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5545 • 4 lines

Criminal Trial

Department 103