Prosecutor Rockne Harmon requested a sidebar with the judge to discuss matters related to the next witness. Judge Ito excused the jury briefly while the parties conferred.
# 1 MR. HARMON: Your Honor, may we approach on something regarding the next witness? There's things we have to discuss.
KEY QUOTE # 2 THE COURT: All right. Let me ask the jury to step out just briefly. Should be a short while.
# 3 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:)