Day 126 — Tuesday, August 1, 1995

Blood Experts and Police-Leak Testimony Dominate Simpson Trial Day

Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 34 proceedings • 2066 lines

Appearing:

⚖️ Lance A. Ito 🛡️ Peter Neufeld 🏛️ Marcia Clark 🔬 Prof. Herbert MacDonell 🗣️ Michele Kestler 🏛️ Hank Goldberg 🛡️ Robert Shapiro 🛡️ Barry Scheck 🗣️ Joseph Bosco 🏛️ George Clarke 🛡️ Johnnie Cochran 🗣️ Thano Peratis 🗣️ Richard Walsh 👤 Halina Esinski 🛡️ Carl Douglas 👤 Michael D. Sullivan

tense

The day crystallized the defense's dual narrative of compromised evidence and police misconduct. Morning proceedings featured intensive cross-examination of blood spatter expert MacDonell on contested sock stains; multiple answers during redirect were struck by the court. LAPD lab director Kestler testified DNA results appeared in the press before prosecutors received them, while journalist Bosco testified that a specific LAPD officer called reporters about the DNA findings within two hours of the judge's warning about 'reckless disregard of the truth.' Together, the disputed expert testimony and alleged police leak supported the defense's evidence-planting theory.

LAPD SID lab director Michele Kestler admitted DNA results appeared in press before reaching prosecutors
Blood spatter expert MacDonell faced intensive cross-examination on socks evidence, and multiple redirect answers were struck
Journalist Joseph Bosco testified a specific LAPD officer called reporters about sock DNA within hours of judge's admonition
Nurse Thano Peratis' testimony introduced documenting 8cc blood draw with only 6.5cc accounted for in evidence
Motion hearing held on admissibility of Dr. Gerdes' contamination testimony and Bosco's shield law protections

administrative Morning session opening 🎞️ 33 lines
witness examination Direct examination of Michele Kestler 🎞️ 499 lines
witness examination Cross-examination of Michele Kestler 🎞️ 7 lines
administrative Recess 🎞️ 2 lines
administrative Administrative matters: scheduling 🎞️ 13 lines
jury instruction Jury instruction: notes to prosecution 🎞️ 9 lines
witness examination Cross-examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell (part 1) 🎞️ 207 lines
sidebar Sidebar: Life magazine article 43 lines
witness examination Cross-examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell (part 2) 🎞️ 251 lines
witness examination Redirect examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell (part 1) 🎞️ 10 lines
sidebar Sidebar: phenolphthalein test 30 lines
witness examination Redirect examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell (part 2) 🎞️ 188 lines
sidebar Sidebar: clotting and sock drying 🎞️ 54 lines
witness examination Redirect examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell (part 3) 🎞️ 12 lines
witness examination Recross-examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell 🎞️ 126 lines
administrative Request for final redirect examination 🎞️ 3 lines
sidebar Sidebar: blood drying time 9 lines
witness examination Cross-examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell (part 4) 🎞️ 32 lines
sidebar Sidebar (1) 🎞️ 3 lines
administrative Procedural matters 🎞️ 5 lines
administrative Witness scheduling 🎞️ 13 lines
motion hearing Motion: videotape evidence admission 🎞️ 51 lines
witness examination Direct examination of Thano Peratis (grand jury) 🎞️ 69 lines
witness examination Direct examination of Thano Peratis (preliminary hearing) 🎞️ 12 lines
sidebar Sidebar (2) 🎞️ 2 lines
administrative Jury dismissed 🎞️ 3 lines
administrative Exhibit marking 🎞️ 6 lines
motion hearing Motion: Bosco shield law 🎞️ 53 lines
administrative Court reconvenes 4 lines
motion hearing Motion: DNA testimony admissibility 151 lines
motion hearing Motion: Bosco testimony admissibility 19 lines
witness examination Direct examination of Joseph Bosco 70 lines
witness examination Cross-examination of Joseph Bosco 57 lines
administrative Adjournment 20 lines

Day 126 • 34 proceedings • 2066 lines

Criminal Trial

Department 103