A brief administrative proceeding to establish which attorneys would handle the upcoming matter. Harmon arrived late, prompting mild frustration from Darden, before the judge noted the presence of defense counsel Scheck and Blasier and invited Harmon to proceed.
# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 2 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, MR. DARDEN, ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE THIS MATTER?
# 3 MS. CLARK: NO, YOUR HONOR. WE HAVE MR. HARMON WHO WAS NOTIFIED TO BE HERE.
# 4 MR. DARDEN: HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE AT 4:00. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE AT 4:20.
KEY QUOTE # 5 THE COURT: CAN WE HAVE IT QUIET, PLEASE.
# 6 MR. DARDEN: I AM INFORMED HE IS ON HIS WAY DOWN.
# 7 THE COURT: THERE'S MR. CLARK. THERE'S MR. HARMON.
# 8 MR. DARDEN: WHILE WE HANDLE THAT, MAY I BE EXCUSED?
# 9 THE COURT: WE HAVE MR. SCHECK AND MR. BLASIER AVAILABLE. COUNSEL, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? MR. HARMON.