Recess

📄 Recess — Wednesday, February 1, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 10 of 167

◀ Direct examination of Ron Shipp (morning, part 4) Procedural matters ▶

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 1995 • Utterances: 7

Judge Ito called a 30-minute recess after the court reporter indicated she needed a break and had only about 15 minutes of paper supply remaining. The judge also explained that the afternoon schedule was modified to allow court staff and attorneys to attend a funeral.

# 1 MR. SHAPIRO:

YOUR HONOR, I'M SORRY, I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING BECAUSE OF THE NOISE HERE.

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. I THINK THEY ARE MOVING NEXT DOOR. MADAM REPORTER, WHAT IS YOUR PAPER SUPPLY STATUS?

# 3 REPORTER OLSON:

I HAVE ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES, BUT I WOULD LIKE A BREAK.

# 4 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A RECESS NOW FOR ONE-HALF HOUR. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BAILIFFS TOLD YOU, BUT WE HAD A MODIFICATION OF OUR SCHEDULE TODAY. SOME OF THE COURT STAFF AND SOME OF THE ATTORNEYS HAVE ASKED TO ATTEND A FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A HALF HOUR BREAK TODAY, RIGHT NOW. WHEN WE RESUME WE WILL GO UNTIL TWO O'CLOCK AND THEN WE WILL RECESS FOR THE DAY. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION TO YOU. DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CASE. AND WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN -- DEPUTY MAGNERA -- DEPUTY JEX, TWENTY MINUTES AFTER 12:00.

# 5 THE BAILIFF:

OKAY.

# 6 THE COURT:

HALF HOUR BREAK UPSTAIRS IN THE LOUNGE. AND YOU CAN STEP DOWN AND YOU ARE ORDERED BACK IN A HALF AN HOUR.

# 7 (RECESS.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

SOME OF THE COURT STAFF AND SOME OF THE ATTORNEYS HAVE ASKED TO ATTEND A FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON.

Explains the unusual schedule modification — a rare personal/human moment in the trial logistics.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Janet Olson

Court reporter indicated she had about 15 minutes of paper left and requested a break, prompting the judge to call a half-hour recess.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4525 • 7 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103