Cross-examination of Ron Shipp (part 4)

📄 Cross-examination of Ron Shipp (part 4) — Wednesday, February 1, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 10 of 167

◀ Sidebar: witness attorney conflict of interest Sidebar: witness female companion visit ▶

Witness: Ron Shipp
Examiner: Carl Douglas
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Wednesday, February 1, 1995 • Utterances: 12

A brief cross-examination segment in which defense attorney Carl Douglas questions Ron Shipp about his last visit to the Rockingham property before June 13, 1994. Douglas raises the presence of an unidentified blonde woman during that visit, prompting an immediate objection from prosecutor Christopher Darden and a sidebar conference. The transcript ends at the sidebar before the objection is resolved.

# 1 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY. MR. DOUGLAS, DO YOU WISH TO CONCLUDE FOR THE AFTERNOON?

# 2 MR. DOUGLAS:

I WOULD, YOUR HONOR, IF I MAY.

# 3 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT.

# 4 Q:

BY MR. DOUGLAS: WHEN IS THE LAST TIME BEFORE JUNE 13TH, 1994, MR. SHIPP, THAT YOU HAD OCCASION TO VISIT THE ROCKINGHAM LOCATION?

# 5 A:

PROBABLY ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THAT.

# 6 Q:

AND THAT WAS WHEN YOU VISITED THERE WITH SOME BLOND FEMALE, WASN'T IT?

KEY QUOTE

# 7 A:

OH, YES, IT WAS.

# 8 MR. DARDEN:

OBJECTION. YOUR HONOR, CAN WE APPROACH THE SIDEBAR?

# 9 THE COURT:

YES.

# 10 THE COURT:

I TAKE IT THERE'S AN OBJECTION?

# 11 MR. DARDEN:

YES.

# 12 THE COURT:

RELEVANCY?

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (1)

Carl Douglas

AND THAT WAS WHEN YOU VISITED THERE WITH SOME BLOND FEMALE, WASN'T IT?

The defense appears to be laying groundwork to impeach Shipp's character or suggest an ulterior motive for his presence at Rockingham, potentially undermining his credibility as a prosecution witness.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Carl Douglas•Christopher Darden

Douglas's question about Shipp visiting Rockingham with a blonde woman triggers an immediate prosecution objection and sidebar request before the line of questioning can develop.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Ron Shipp

bias/character impeachment

Defense implies Shipp visited Rockingham with an unidentified woman, suggesting a personal entanglement that could color his testimony or motivation to testify against Simpson.

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 0 overruled)

Proceeding 4556 • 12 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103