The court reconvened in open court without the jury present. Judge Ito called for the jury to be brought in, but Marcia Clark immediately requested to approach the bench before proceedings could begin.
# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:) # 2 THE COURT: All right. Let's have the jury, please.
# 3 MS. CLARK: Your Honor, may we approach?
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