Witness dismissed and adjournment

📄 Witness dismissed and adjournment — Monday, August 21, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 139 of 167

◀ Redirect examination of Larry Ragle (part 2) Morning session opening ▶

Date: Monday, August 21, 1995 • Utterances: 13

Judge Ito dismissed witness Ragle and addressed a courtroom camera issue before giving standard jury admonitions and adjourning for the day. The only notable moment was Ito warning the camera operator that the noisy, moving camera was distracting jurors and would be removed if not fixed.

# 1 (Discussion held off the record between the Deputy District Attorneys.)

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Mr. Ragle, you may step down. Thank you very much, sir. Tomorrow morning?

# 3 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes.

# 4 THE COURT:

All right. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to take our recess for the afternoon at this point. However, before we do that, I just wanted to bring up one matter. Mr. Bancroft?

# 5 MR. BANCROFT:

Yes, your Honor.

# 6 THE COURT:

Three times today I noticed the camera moving and I observed on three occasions jurors looking up at the camera as it was moving because of the amount of noise it is making, so it either needs to be lubricated and quieted down, because if it is distracting the jurors by swinging back and forth, it is going to go.

KEY QUOTE

# 7 MR. BANCROFT:

Okay.

# 8 THE COURT:

All right. Anything else, counsel?

# 9 MR. COCHRAN:

No, your Honor. I think not.

# 10 THE COURT:

All right. As far as the jury is concerned then, please remember all my admonitions to you. Don't discuss the case among yourselves, form any opinions about the case, don't allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you. We will see you tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. All right. Thank you, counsel.

# 11 MR. COCHRAN:

Judge, may we approach a minute?

# 12 (A conference was held at the bench, not reported.)

# 13 (At 4:45 P.M. an adjournment was taken until, Tuesday, August 22, 1995, 9:00 A.M.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

Three times today I noticed the camera moving and I observed on three occasions jurors looking up at the camera as it was moving because of the amount of noise it is making, so it either needs to be lubricated and quieted down, because if it is distracting the jurors by swinging back and forth, it is going to go.

Ito's ongoing tension with courtroom media coverage; a concrete warning that the camera could be removed.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Mr. Bancroft

Judge warned the camera operator that the moving, noisy camera had distracted jurors three times and would be removed if not fixed.

firm

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7976 • 13 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103