Recross-examination of Christian Reichardt (part 1)

📄 Recross-examination of Christian Reichardt (part 1) — Tuesday, August 22, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 140 of 167

◀ Redirect examination of Christian Reichardt (part 1) Redirect examination of Christian Reichardt (part 2) ▶

Witness: Christian Reichardt
Examiner: Christopher Darden
Called by: Defense • Date: Tuesday, August 22, 1995 • Lines: 66

Darden recrosses Reichardt about conversations with the defendant concerning Nicole Brown and about the defendant's knee and an exercise video. Reichardt agreed that the defendant had told him Nicole was unhappy at times; the subsequent recurring-theme question was not answered before Darden changed topics. Reichardt said he was not a medical doctor, believed the knee problem was obvious, did not stop the defendant from doing the video, and was not present at its shooting. The objection to the Gretchen Stockdale question was overruled and Reichardt answered, while a later general question about whether the defendant was seeing another woman in May 1994 was also overruled and answered. Darden also asked whether the defendant had introduced Reichardt to a Victoria's Secret model.

# 1 THE COURT:

Recross, Mr. Darden.

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

Thank you, your Honor.

RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. DARDEN

# 3 MR. DARDEN:

Mr. Reichardt, was the Defendant dating Nicole and Paula at the same time?

# 4 DR. REICHARDT:

I don't believe so.

# 5 MR. DARDEN:

Do you know that for a fact?

# 6 DR. REICHARDT:

I don't know that for a fact.

# 7 MR. DARDEN:

Now, in talking to you about Nicole Brown, isn't it true that on many occasions that you and the Defendant would often--that you would often talk about the problems the Defendant was having with Nicole Brown?

# 8 MR. COCHRAN:

Object to the form of that question, your Honor.

# 9 THE COURT:

Sustained. It is vague.

# 10 MR. DARDEN:

Okay. Well, you and the Defendant would go out on occasion, right?

# 11 DR. REICHARDT:

That's correct.

# 12 MR. DARDEN:

And on those occasions you and he would talk about your respective relationships, correct?

# 13 MR. COCHRAN:

That is hearsay, your Honor. Objection.

# 14 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 15 MR. DARDEN:

Correct?

# 16 DR. REICHARDT:

Correct.

# 17 MR. DARDEN:

He would talk to you about his relationship with Nicole Brown; is that correct?

# 18 DR. REICHARDT:

That's correct.

# 19 MR. DARDEN:

And he told you how hard--

# 20 MR. COCHRAN:

Object to the form.

# 21 MR. DARDEN:

--he had been trying to make Nicole Brown happy?

# 22 MR. COCHRAN:

Object to the form of this as beyond the scope of direct examination, hearsay.

# 23 THE COURT:

Overruled. Overruled.

# 24 MR. DARDEN:

He told you how hard he had been trying to make Nicole Brown happy; is that correct?

# 25 DR. REICHARDT:

That's correct.

# 26 MR. DARDEN:

And he told you that she--she wasn't happy in that relationship, didn't he?

# 27 DR. REICHARDT:

At times, yeah.

# 28 MR. DARDEN:

And in fact this was a recurring theme in conversation you had with the Defendant, wasn't it?

# 29 MR. COCHRAN:

Object to the form of that question, "Recurring theme."

# 30 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 31 MR. DARDEN:

You told us a moment ago that you treated the Defendant for his knee; is that correct?

# 32 DR. REICHARDT:

That's right.

# 33 MR. DARDEN:

You are not a medical doctor?

# 34 DR. REICHARDT:

No, I'm not.

# 35 MR. DARDEN:

You saw the Defendant and you felt he had a problem with his knee?

# 36 DR. REICHARDT:

It was pretty obvious, yeah.

# 37 MR. DARDEN:

Okay. But you didn't stop him from doing that exercise video in late may, 1994, did you?

KEY QUOTE

# 38 MR. COCHRAN:

Object to the form of that.

# 39 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 40 DR. REICHARDT:

No.

# 41 MR. DARDEN:

Were you present during the shooting of that video?

# 42 DR. REICHARDT:

No, I wasn't.

# 43 MR. COCHRAN:

Beyond the scope.

# 44 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 45 MR. DARDEN:

You weren't present at that video to make sure the Defendant didn't injure himself?

# 46 THE COURT:

He has already indicated he wasn't there.

# 47 DR. REICHARDT:

No, I wasn't there.

# 48 MR. DARDEN:

Did you ask to be there so that you could--

# 49 MR. COCHRAN:

Object to the form, your Honor, argumentative and immaterial.

# 50 THE COURT:

Sustained. Sustained.

# 51 MR. DARDEN:

Are you--strike that. Do you know a woman named Gretchen Stockdale.

# 52 MR. COCHRAN:

Objection, beyond the scope.

# 53 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 54 DR. REICHARDT:

I don't believe so.

# 55 MR. DARDEN:

Were you ever introduced by the Defendant to a woman who was a lingerie model for Victoria's Secret?

KEY QUOTE

# 56 MR. COCHRAN:

Your Honor, I object.

# 57 THE COURT:

Sustained. Sustained.

# 58 MR. DARDEN:

Okay.

# 59 MR. DARDEN:

To the best of your knowledge was the Defendant seeing anyone else during may, 1994, that is, other than Nicole Brown and Paula Barbieri?

# 60 MR. COCHRAN:

I object. This is all immaterial, your Honor.

# 61 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 62 DR. REICHARDT:

Can you repeat the question?

# 63 MR. DARDEN:

Was the Defendant seeing anyone else, any other woman, during may, 1994, in addition to Paula Barbieri or Nicole Brown Simpson?

# 64 DR. REICHARDT:

Not that I know of.

# 65 MR. DARDEN:

Thank you.

# 66 MR. COCHRAN:

Just a couple other questions if I may, your Honor.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (4)

Christian Reichardt

At times, yeah.

Reichardt agrees that the defendant had told him Nicole was unhappy at times; the answer reports what the defendant said rather than independently establishing Nicole's emotional state.

Christopher Darden

But you didn't stop him from doing that exercise video in late may, 1994, did you?

Darden contrasts Reichardt's view that the defendant had an obvious knee problem with Reichardt's testimony that he did not stop the exercise video and was not present during its shooting.

Christopher Darden

Were you ever introduced by the Defendant to a woman who was a lingerie model for Victoria's Secret?

Darden inquired whether the defendant had introduced Reichardt to a Victoria's Secret lingerie model; the objection to the quoted question was sustained, and Reichardt did not answer it.

Christian Reichardt

Not that I know of.

Carefully hedged answer — Reichardt doesn't deny OJ was seeing others, only that he personally doesn't know of it.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Exercise video filmed in late May 1994 featuring OJ Simpson

discussed — Reichardt testified that the knee problem was obvious and that he did not stop the defendant from doing the video

Notable Exchanges (3)

Christopher Darden•Christian Reichardt

Darden elicits that the defendant discussed his relationship with Nicole Brown with Reichardt and had told him Nicole was unhappy at times; Darden's recurring-theme follow-up was not answered.

strategic

Christopher Darden•Lance A. Ito

The objection to Darden's Gretchen Stockdale question was overruled, and Reichardt answered that he did not believe he knew her. The objection to Darden's Victoria's Secret lingerie-model question was sustained, and that question went unanswered.

procedural

Christopher Darden•Christian Reichardt

Darden establishes Reichardt is not a medical doctor, then uses that to undercut the weight of his testimony about OJ's knee condition.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (2)

⚔ Christian Reichardt

qualification challenge

Darden establishes Reichardt is not a medical doctor, undermining his authority to assess OJ's knee injury and physical limitations.

⚔ Christian Reichardt

inconsistency / scope limitation

Darden establishes that Reichardt was not present during the exercise video's shooting, limiting Reichardt's firsthand knowledge of what occurred at the shoot.

Objections

11 objections (3 sustained, 8 overruled)

Proceeding 7398 • 66 lines • Defense witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103