📄 Redirect examination of Robert Riske (part 2) — Tuesday, February 14, 1995
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Redirect examination of Robert Riske (part 2)

Witness: Off. Robert Riske
Examiner: Marcia Clark
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Tuesday, February 14, 1995 • Utterances: 110
Marcia Clark conducted redirect examination of Officer Riske, focusing on crime scene photographs of Ron Goldman's body location and the glove and cap found near his feet. The bulk of the proceeding was consumed by exhibit marking and labeling logistics, with Clark attempting to contextualize a close-up photograph Cochran had used in cross-examination by introducing a wider perspective shot showing Goldman's body had been removed from the scene. The session ended with a 15-minute court reporter recess.
1 THE COURT:

PEOPLE'S NEXT IN ORDER WILL BE 58.

2 MS. CLARK:

58, YOUR HONOR.

3 THE COURT:

58.

4 MS. CLARK:

THANK YOU.

5 (BRIEF PAUSE.)
6 MS. CLARK:

IT HAS BEEN MARKED, YOUR HONOR. IT WAS PEOPLE'S 56-H.

7 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. 56-H.

8 MS. CLARK:

IT IS ON THE BOARD.

9 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK.

10 MS. CLARK:

THANK YOU.

11 Q:

DO YOU SEE RON GOLDMAN'S BOOT IN THAT PICTURE?

12 A:

NO, I DON'T.

13 Q:

IT WOULD APPEAR THAT HIS BODY HAS BEEN MOVED; IS THAT CORRECT?

14 MR. COCHRAN:

OBJECT TO THE FORM OF THAT QUESTION, YOUR HONOR.

15 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED.

16 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: DOES HIS BODY APPEAR TO BE THERE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, SIR?

17 MR. COCHRAN:

OBJECT TO THE FORM OF THAT QUESTION, YOUR HONOR.

18 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED. REPHRASE THE QUESTION.

19 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: DO YOU SEE HIS BODY IN THIS PICTURE?

20 A:

NO, I DON'T.

21 Q:

YOU DON'T SEE HIS BOOT?

22 A:

NO, I DON'T.

23 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
24 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: NOW, MR. COCHRAN HAS THIS PHOTOGRAPH BUT HE DIDN'T SHOW YOU THIS ONE, DID HE?

25 A:

NO, HE DIDN'T.

26 MR. COCHRAN:

JUST A MOMENT, YOUR HONOR. I DON'T HAVE THIS PHOTOGRAPH. I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW ANY PHOTOGRAPHS. I OBJECT TO THE FORM. IT IS ARGUMENTATIVE.

27 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED, SUSTAINED. EXCUSE ME. COUNSEL ON BOTH SIDES, WE DON'T NEED THIS KIND OF QUESTIONING OR THIS KIND OF RESPONSE.

28 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: OFFICER, CAN YOU TELL US DO YOU SEE MR. GOLDMAN'S BODY IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH?

29 A:

NO, I DON'T.

30 Q:

AND CAN YOU --

31 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, DO YOU WANT TO MARK THIS?

KEY QUOTE
32 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THIS WILL BE PEOPLE'S 58.

KEY QUOTE
33 (PEO'S 58 FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH)
34 MS. CLARK:

IF I MAY CHECK, YOUR HONOR, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVEN'T ALREADY MARKED IT.

35 THE COURT:

CERTAINLY.

36 (BRIEF PAUSE.)
37 MS. CLARK:

PEOPLE'S 58.

38 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
39 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: I'M GOING TO ZOOM IN ON THE AREA THAT WAS SHOWN TO YOU IN THE OTHER -- THAT WAS SHOWN TO YOU BY MR. COCHRAN, PEOPLE'S 56-H, AND SEE IF YOU CAN LOCATE THE CLOSE-UP VIEW -- THIS IS A PERSPECTIVE SHOT OF THAT PARTICULAR PHOTOGRAPH. AND WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS ONE, SIR, DO YOU SEE THE SAME DARK STRIATIONS ABOVE THAT NUMBER TAG NEAR THE BUSH?

40 A:

YES, I DO.

41 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK, LET ME JUST ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION. AS TO THIS PHOTOGRAPH, I DON'T THINK THIS IS A RESTRICTED PHOTO. WHAT IS COMING UP AFTER THIS? THIS IS GOING TO BE A CLOSE-UP OF THIS?

42 MS. CLARK:

RIGHT, NOTHING --

43 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT.

44 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
45 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: ALL RIGHT. SIR, DO YOU SEE THE GLOVE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH?

KEY QUOTE
46 A:

YES, I DO.

47 Q:

OKAY. IT IS HARD WITH THIS ZOOM AFFECT TO SEE THE NUMBER, BUT LET ME SHOW YOU THE BOARD THAT HAS BEEN MARKED AS PEOPLE'S 56 AND IN 56-H. DO YOU SEE THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE VIEW THAT YOU HAVE THERE ON THE SCREEN?

48 A:

YES, I DO.

49 Q:

AND DOES THAT APPEAR TO BE 56-H?

50 A:

YES, IT IS.

51 Q:

AND SO THIS PHOTOGRAPH THAT WAS SHOWN TO YOU BY MR. COCHRAN IS A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE --

52 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
53 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: -- IS A CLOSE-UP SHOT AND THIS ONE THAT HAS BEEN MARKED AS 58 IS THE PERSPECTIVE VIEW?

54 A:

RIGHT.

55 Q:

AND YOU CAN TELL NOW IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH THAT MR. GOLDMAN'S BODY HAS BEEN REMOVED?

56 A:

RIGHT.

57 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK, DO YOU WANT TO PRINT THAT CLOSE-UP?

58 MS. CLARK:

PRINT THE CLOSE-UP WE JUST DID.

59 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
60 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: NOW, YOU WERE PRESENT AT THE SCENE, WERE YOU NOT, SIR, AND YOU TESTIFIED THAT THE AREA IN WHICH MR. GOLDMAN'S BODY WAS FOUND WAS 10-BY-6?

61 A:

I BELIEVE SO, YES.

62 Q:

WAS THAT A VERY SMALL AREA, SIR?

63 A:

YES.

64 Q:

KIND OF LOOKED LIKE A CAGE?

KEY QUOTE
65 A:

RIGHT.

66 MR. COCHRAN:

OBJECT TO THE FORM OF THE QUESTION, YOUR HONOR.

67 THE COURT:

OVERRULED.

68 Q:

BY MS. CLARK: NOW, THE GLOVE AND THE CAP THE ENVELOPE WERE RIGHT AT HIS FEET; IS THAT CORRECT?

69 A:

THE GLOVE AND THE CAP. THE ENVELOPE WAS A LITTLE FARTHER AWAY.

KEY QUOTE
70 MS. CLARK:

UH-HUH.

71 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, DO WE NEED THIS PHOTOGRAPH ANY MORE?

KEY QUOTE
72 MS. CLARK:

NO, I AM JUST WAITING.

73 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
74 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MARK THE PRINTOUT OF THE CLOSE-UP AS 58-A.

KEY QUOTE
75 MS. CLARK:

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

76 (PEO'S 58-A FOR ID = CLOSE-UP OF 58)
77 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
78 MS. CLARK:

I THINK THIS ONE IS -- THIS IS THE ENVELOPE, YOUR HONOR. I THINK IT IS OKAY.

79 Q:

OKAY. DO YOU REMEMBER -- AND THIS ONE WAS MARKED -- THIS ONE WAS PEOPLE'S -- ON THE BOARD.

80 THE COURT:

THIS IS ONE FROM OF THE CHARTS, I BELIEVE.

81 MS. CLARK:

UH-HUH.

82 THE COURT:

DID WE ACCOMPLISH LETTERING THOSE?

83 MS. CLARK:

IT IS A LETTERED ONE.

84 (BRIEF PAUSE.)
85 MR. FAIRTLOUGH:

IT IS ON PEOPLE'S 56 AND I BELIEVE IT IS 56 --

86 MS. CLARK:

NO, NOT 56.

87

MR. FAIRTLOUGH: I'M SORRY, IT IS ON PEOPLE'S -- (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)

88 MS. CLARK:

THIS HAS BEEN MARKED ALREADY, YOUR HONOR, AS PEOPLE'S 54, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN INDIVIDUALLY LABELED.

89 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. CHART 54.

KEY QUOTE
90 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.)
91 MS. CLARK:

PEOPLE'S 54. PERHAPS THE COURT WOULD PREFER IF I LABEL IT AS WELL, AS I HAVE THE OTHERS. I WILL LABEL THE ENVELOPE SHOWN IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER AS A, THE PHOTOGRAPH CLOSE-UP OF THE HAT AND GLOVE AS B, THE PHOTOGRAPH OF MISS BROWN, C.

92 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK, I'M SORRY. YOU HAVE THEM NUMBERED THERE, NO. 1, 2, 3. WHY DON'T WE JUST PUT NO. 54, PAREN, 1, 54, PAREN, 2, IN KEEPING WITH WHAT THE EXHIBIT ACTUALLY SAYS, RATHER THAN CONFUSE IT EVEN MORE.

93 MS. CLARK:

WELL, IF THE -- BECAUSE, YOUR HONOR, WE DON'T HAVE THE ENVELOPE NUMBERED HERE.

94 THE COURT:

IT SAYS "GLASSES" THREE.

95 MS. CLARK:

IT SAYS "GLASSES," YEAH. OKAY. THEN WE WILL HAVE IT WITH THE CORRESPONDING NUMBER?

96 THE COURT:

YES. 54, PAREN, 3.

97 MS. CLARK:

OKAY. THAT WOULD BE 54(3) MARKED AS GLASSES ON THIS.

98 THE COURT:

CORRECT.

99 MS. CLARK:

OURS?

100 THE COURT:

SO WE DON'T CONFUSE IT EVEN MORE.

101 MS. CLARK:

OKAY.

102 (PEO'S 54(1) FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH)
103 (PEO'S 54(2) FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH)
104 (PEO'S 54(3) FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH)
105 (PEO'S 54(4) FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH)
106 MS. CLARK:

NOW, RATHER THAN SHOW THIS BOARD, BECAUSE THEN WE WILL HAVE TO CUT THE FEED AND EVERYTHING, I'M JUST GOING TO USE 54(3).

107 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, DO YOU HAVE MUCH MORE?

KEY QUOTE
108 MS. CLARK:

YES.

109 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEN WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A 15-MINUTE COURT REPORTER RECESS. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION TO YOU. DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE. DON'T LET ANYBODY CONTACT OR COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. AND WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN FIFTEEN MINUTES. LET ME ASK YOU TO STEP BACK INTO THE JURY ROOM, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL STAND -- AND DEPUTY -- OFFICER RISKE, YOU CAN STEP DOWN. FIFTEEN MINUTES.

KEY QUOTE
110 (RECESS.)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (5)

Witness
YES, I DO.
Witness confirms seeing the glove in the crime scene photograph, reinforcing its presence at the scene near Goldman's body.
Witness
THE GLOVE AND THE CAP. THE ENVELOPE WAS A LITTLE FARTHER AWAY.
Witness clarifies the precise layout of evidence near Goldman's feet, a subtle but important correction to Clark's question.
Witness
RIGHT.
Confirms that Goldman's body had been removed between the two photographs, explaining the discrepancy Cochran had exploited on cross.
Examiner
KIND OF LOOKED LIKE A CAGE?
Clark's evocative characterization of the small 10-by-6-foot area where Goldman died — designed to underscore the confined, violent nature of the crime scene.
Johnnie Cochran
I DON'T HAVE THIS PHOTOGRAPH. I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW ANY PHOTOGRAPHS. I OBJECT TO THE FORM. IT IS ARGUMENTATIVE.
Cochran pushes back against Clark's implication that he withheld a photograph, prompting a rebuke from the judge to both sides.

Evidence (5)

People's 56-H
Close-up crime scene photograph used by Cochran during cross-examination, showing area near the bush where glove was found
discussed, contextualized by perspective shot
People's 58
Wider perspective photograph of same scene, showing Goldman's body had been removed
introduced, marked
People's 58-A
Printed close-up of People's 58
introduced, marked
People's 54 (subparts 1-4)
Chart with multiple crime scene photographs including envelope, hat and glove close-up, Nicole Brown Simpson, and glasses
labeled and subdivided into numbered subparts 54(1) through 54(4)
People's 54(3)
Photograph of glasses from chart 54
selected for use without showing full board to avoid cutting the camera feed

Notable Exchanges (2)

Marcia ClarkJohnnie CochranLance A. Ito
Clark implied Cochran had the perspective photograph but chose not to show it to the witness; Cochran vigorously denied it and objected as argumentative; Ito sustained and rebuked both sides.
heated
Lance A. ItoMarcia Clark
Extended back-and-forth about how to properly label the sub-photographs in People's 54, with Ito correcting Clark's lettering system in favor of numbered parentheticals to match the existing exhibit.
procedural

Witness Demeanor

(BRIEF PAUSE.)
(DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.)
(RECESS.)

Objections

5 objections (3 sustained, 1 overruled)
Proceeding 4798 • 110 utterances • Prosecution witness
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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