The prosecution called Detective/Sergeant David Rossi as their next witness. There was a brief delay because Rossi was not immediately outside the courtroom, prompting an unreported bench conference and a wry comment from Judge Ito about the building's elevators. Rossi was then sworn in without incident.
# 1 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. PEOPLE'S NEXT WITNESS.
# 2 MS. CLARK: MAY I HAVE A MOMENT, YOUR HONOR?
# 3 THE COURT: CERTAINLY. HOW ABOUT IF WE GET THE WITNESS ON HIS OR HER WAY THOUGH?
# 4 MS. CLARK: HE'S DOWN.
# 5 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT.
# 6 MS. CLARK: YOUR HONOR, PEOPLE CALL DETECTIVE ROSSI.
# 7 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S SERGEANT ROSSI'S FIRST NAME?
# 11 MR. DARDEN: I DON'T SEE HIM DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE COURT, YOUR HONOR.
# 12 MS. CLARK: MAY I CALL UPSTAIRS, PLEASE?
# 14 MR. COCHRAN: MAY WE APPROACH OFF THE RECORD?
# 16 (A CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE BENCH, NOT REPORTED.) # 17 THE COURT: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M SURE YOU WILL RECALL THE ELEVATORS IN THIS BUILDING.
KEY QUOTE # 19 THE COURT: MISS CLARK.
# 20 MS. CLARK: THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. I AM SORRY.
# 21 THE COURT: IT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SERGEANT ROSSI, WOULD YOU COME OVER HERE, STAND BY THE COURT REPORTER, PLEASE. MRS. ROBERTSON.
DAVID ROSSI, CALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
# 22 THE CLERK: RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. YOU DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE IN THE CAUSE NOW PENDING BEFORE THIS COURT, SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD?
# 23 THE WITNESS: YES, I DO.
# 24 THE CLERK: PLEASE HAVE A SEAT ON THE WITNESS STAND AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES FOR THE RECORD.
# 25 THE WITNESS: D-A-V-I-D R-O-S-S-I.
# 26 THE CLERK: THANK YOU.
# 27 THE COURT: MISS CLARK.
# 28 MS. CLARK: THANK YOU.