Witness dismissed and adjournment

📄 Witness dismissed and adjournment — Wednesday, August 16, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 137 of 167

◀ Recross-examination of Michele Kestler Opening and appearances ▶

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 1995 • Utterances: 10

Peter Neufeld concluded his examination of Michele Kestler, who was then dismissed by Judge Ito. The court adjourned for the evening at 5:05 P.M., with Ito delivering standard jury admonitions before recessing until 9:00 A.M. the following morning.

# 1 THE COURT:

Anything else?

# 2 MR. NEUFELD:

No. That's all. Thank you very much.

# 3 THE COURT:

Miss Kestler, thank you very much. You may step down.

# 4 MS. KESTLER:

Can I make my doctor's appointment?

KEY QUOTE

# 5 THE COURT:

Yes, you can make your doctor's appointment. All right. Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to take our recess for the evening. All right. Please remember all my admonitions to you; don't discuss the case amongst yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't allow anybody to communicate with you, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you. And we'll stand in recess until 9:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. All right. Have a pleasant evening. See you tomorrow morning. All right. We'll stand in recess.

KEY QUOTE

# 6 (At 5:05 P.M., an adjournment was taken until, Thursday, August 17, 1995, 9:00 A.M.)

# 7 APPEARANCES:

Janet M. Moxham, CSR #4588 Christine M. Olson, CSR #2378 official reporters

# 8 FOR THE PEOPLE:

Gil Garcetti, District Attorney by: Marcia R. Clark, William W. Hodgman, Christopher A. Darden, Cheri A. Lewis, Rockne P. Harmon, George W. Clarke, Scott M. Gordon Lydia C. Bodin, Hank M. Goldberg, Alan Yochelson and Darrell S. Mavis, Brian R. Kelberg, and Kenneth E. Lynch, Deputies 18-000 Criminal Courts Building 210 West Temple Street Los Angeles, California 90012

# 9 FOR THE DEFENDANT:

Robert L. Shapiro, Esquire Sara L. Caplan, Esquire 2121 Avenue of the Stars 19th floor Los Angeles, California 90067 Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Esquire by: Carl E. Douglas, Esquire Shawn Snider Chapman, Esquire 4929 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1010 Los Angeles, California 90010 Gerald F. Uelmen, Esquire Robert Kardashian, Esquire Alan Dershowitz, Esquire F. Lee Bailey, Esquire Barry Scheck, Esquire Peter Neufeld, Esquire Robert D. Blasier, Esquire William C. Thompson, Esquire

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I N D E X

Index for volume 207 pages 41840 - 42054

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Day date session page vol.

Wednesday August 16, 1995 A.M. 41840 207 P.M. 41897 207

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PROCEEDINGS

Motion re recusal 41840 207

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# 10 LEGEND:

Ms. Clark-mc Mr. Hodgman-h Mr. Darden d Mr. Kahn-k Mr. Goldberg-gb Mr. Gordon-g Mr. Shapiro-s Mr. Cochran-c Mr. Douglas-cd Mr. Bailey-b Mr. Uelmen-u Mr. Scheck-bs Mr. Neufeld-n

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CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX OF WITNESSES

DEFENSE witnesses direct cross redirect recross vol.

Kestler, 207 Michele (Resumed) 41908n 42026d 42041n 42052d

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF WITNESSES

WITNESSES direct cross redirect recross vol.

Kestler, 207 Michele (Resumed) 41908n 42026d 42041n 42052d

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EXHIBITS

DEFENSE for in exhibit identification evidence page vol. Page vol.

1317 - 12-page document 41908 207

1318 - 1-page document 41973 207 entitled "Office of operations" dated July 19, 1974

1319 - 3-page document 42003 207 entitled "Collection and preservation of body fluids"

1320 - 5-page document 42017 207 entitled "Summary of analysis performed"

1321 - 9-page document 42044 207 described as the handwritten version of exhibit 1320

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Michele Kestler

Can I make my doctor's appointment?

A rare moment of the witness speaking informally to the judge, humanizing the proceedings after what had been a lengthy examination.

Lance A. Ito

Yes, you can make your doctor's appointment.

Ito's direct, no-nonsense acknowledgment before moving swiftly to adjourn.

Evidence (5)

Defense 1317

12-page document

introduced earlier in session

Defense 1318

1-page document entitled 'Office of operations' dated July 19, 1974

introduced earlier in session

Defense 1319

3-page document entitled 'Collection and preservation of body fluids'

introduced earlier in session

Defense 1320

5-page document entitled 'Summary of analysis performed'

introduced earlier in session

Defense 1321

9-page document described as the handwritten version of exhibit 1320

introduced earlier in session

Light Moments (1)

Michele Kestler

Kestler asked the judge if she could make her doctor's appointment upon being dismissed, and Ito confirmed she could.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7332 • 10 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103