📂 Thursday, August 17, 1995 — Day 138
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Thursday, August 17, 1995 11 proceedings 1389 utterances
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Day 138 — Thursday, August 17, 1995

Fingerprint Analysis Dominates as Defense and Prosecution Spar Over Evidence
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 11 proceedings • 1389 utterances
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Day 138 focused heavily on fingerprint evidence, with LAPD analyst Gilbert Aguilar testifying that none of 17 latent prints lifted from the Bundy crime scene matched O.J. Simpson, though the prosecution blunted this by establishing fingerprints cannot be lifted from leather gloves and many potential sources were never compared. The court also spent considerable time on logistical matters, including contested arguments over conducting a nighttime jury view of the crime scenes and scheduling witness availability as the Defense case winds down.

  • LAPD fingerprint analyst Gilbert Aguilar testified that O.J. Simpson was excluded from all 9 identifiable prints recovered from Bundy crime scene on June 13, 1994.
  • Prosecution established during cross-examination that fingerprints cannot be lifted from leather gloves, cloth, or concrete, undermining the defense's implication that absence of prints is exculpatory.
  • Court heard arguments over a nighttime jury view at Bundy and Rockingham, with defense objecting to altered lighting and landscaping conditions.
  • Judge Ito pressed both sides to complete the Defense case by August 28th due to jury restlessness.
  • Jury excused for day-and-a-half recess due to out-of-state witness scheduling conflicts.
Day 138 • 11 proceedings • 1389 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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