Jury instruction: final admonitions

📄 Jury instruction: final admonitions — Sunday, February 12, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 17 of 167

◀ Juror conduct discussion Opening remarks and jury selection ▶

Date: Sunday, February 12, 1995 • Utterances: 1

Judge Ito briefly addresses the jury while still on the bus following a scene view, excusing them for the day and the upcoming long weekend. He delivers standard admonitions and offers a mild expression of cautious optimism about how the jury process has gone so far.

# 1 THE COURT:

WE'RE BACK ON THE RECORD WITH THE JURY IN THE BUS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE GOING TO EXCUSE THE JURY FOR THE DAY. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO BACK IN SESSION AT THE COURTHOUSE. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION TO YOU; DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONGST YOURSELVES, FORM ANY OPINIONS, CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS ON THE CASE, DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CASE. SO FAR, THINGS HAVE GONE PRETTY SMOOTHLY ACCORDING TO PUBLIC OPINION. SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY, ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT HOME. SO PLEASE, IF YOU SEE ANYTHING, AGAIN, BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BAILIFF. ALSO, YOU WILL HAVE A VISITATION TONIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, MONDAY IS A COURT HOLIDAY. SEE YOU BACK IN SESSION ON TUESDAY. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

So far, things have gone pretty smoothly according to public opinion. So far, we've been lucky, although we're not home.

An unusual candid aside from the judge acknowledging the fragility of jury management in this high-profile case — 'we're not home' signals awareness that anything could still go wrong.

Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito

Judge Ito closes with 'Have a nice weekend' after a long day that included a scene view — a pleasant, almost incongruous note of normalcy.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4776 • 1 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103