Witness scheduling

📄 Witness scheduling — Wednesday, August 9, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 132 of 167

◀ Sidebar: Baden and Wolf exhibits Morning session opening ▶

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 1995 • Utterances: 15

The defense informed the court that a witness expected that afternoon would not be called, and requested a recess until the next morning when a coroner's witness would be available. Prosecutor Kelberg used the opportunity to put the defense on notice that if notes and exhibits for Dr. Baden were not produced per the court's prior order, he would move for witness preclusion.

# 1 THE COURT:

Mr. Douglas.

# 2 MR. DOUGLAS:

Thank you again, your Honor. Your Honor, I have just been on the phone with Mr. Cochran. We had expected that there would be one witness available to call this afternoon. Decisions have been made and that witness will not be called. Our next witness is a Coroner witness who will be available tomorrow morning. If the Court please, I would ask that we be allowed to recess the rest of the day and to begin with our next witness at nine o'clock in the morning.

# 3 THE COURT:

All right. Mr. Kelberg?

# 4 MR. KELBERG:

Your Honor, my response--just I want a clarification from Mr. Douglas, if he would, please, the person who we were notified last night was to be called at one o'clock this afternoon is not going to be called tomorrow; is that correct?

# 5 MR. DOUGLAS:

That's correct.

# 6 MR. KELBERG:

And the second thing would be Mr. Douglas has indicated he has tried to reach Mr. Shapiro on the notes and so forth. I'm going to give Mr. Douglas a number where I can be reached today. I would like to know--as soon as those notes and those exhibits are here, I will come down to court and look at them. Just for the record, if I don't see those notes pursuant to the Court's order, I will make a motion tomorrow with respect to Dr. Baden that witness preclusion is the proper remedy, so everybody knows where I'm coming from. I assume Mr. Douglas will communicate that to Mr. Shapiro.

# 7 THE COURT:

The Court's order yesterday was clear, I thought.

KEY QUOTE

# 8 MR. KELBERG:

I thought so, too, your Honor.

# 9 MR. DOUGLAS:

I will make the call, your Honor.

# 10 MR. KELBERG:

Thank you, your Honor.

# 11 THE COURT:

Then based upon that representation, we will stand in recess until 9:00 A.M. tomorrow morning. All right.

# 12 APPEARANCES:

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

# 13 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

# 14 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

ALSO PRESENT: Arthur Walsh and Mary Thornton house, deputy city attorneys John S. Schuster, Esquire Thomas J. Nolan, Esquire

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I N D E X

Index for volume 202 pages 40741 - 40971

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Day date session page vol.

Tuesday August 8, 1995 A.M. 40443 202 P.M. 40851 202

Wednesday August 9, 1995 A.M. 40934 202

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PROCEEDINGS

Motion re materiality of subpoena re 40934 202 LAPD Internal Affairs Division

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# 15 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.

Speed, Terence 40745rh 40814n 40818rh 202 (Further) 40824n

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PEOPLE'S (402) witnesses direct cross redirect recross vol.

Stockdale, 40902mc 40923u 40926 202 Gretchen

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF WITNESSES

WITNESSES direct cross redirect recross vol.

Speed, Terence 40745rh 40814n 40818rh 202 (Further) 40824n

Stockdale, 40902mc 40923u 40926 202 Gretchen

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EXHIBITS

PEOPLE'S for in exhibit identification evidence page vol. Page vol.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Brian Kelberg

if I don't see those notes pursuant to the Court's order, I will make a motion tomorrow with respect to Dr. Baden that witness preclusion is the proper remedy, so everybody knows where I'm coming from.

Prosecution threatens to exclude defense forensic expert Dr. Baden if discovery obligations aren't met.

Lance A. Ito

The Court's order yesterday was clear, I thought.

Ito signals impatience with the defense's compliance on the Baden notes issue.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Notes and exhibits related to Dr. Baden, subject of prior court order requiring production to prosecution

discussed — compliance threatened

Notable Exchanges (1)

Brian Kelberg•Carl Douglas

Kelberg confirmed the afternoon witness is dropped entirely, then warned Douglas to relay the Baden notes compliance deadline to Shapiro or face preclusion motion.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7239 • 15 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103