Jury return and oath

📄 Jury return and oath — Friday, February 17, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 21 of 167

◀ Administrative matters: media and procedure Cross-examination of Ronald Phillips (part 1) ▶

Date: Friday, February 17, 1995 • Utterances: 8

The jury returns to court after a social event the previous evening. Judge Ito welcomes them back, notes Detective Ronald Phillips remains on the witness stand, reminds him he is still under oath, and turns the floor over to Johnnie Cochran to continue his cross-examination.

# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE NOW BEEN REJOINED BY ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR JURY PANEL. GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

# 3 THE JURY:

GOOD MORNING.

# 4 THE COURT:

I TAKE IT YOU ENJOYED OUR LITTLE SOCIAL EVENT LAST NIGHT?

KEY QUOTE

# 5 THE JURY:

OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR HONOR.

KEY QUOTE

# 6 THE COURT:

GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT THAT DETECTIVE RONALD PHILLIPS IS STILL ON THE WITNESS STAND. AND GOOD MORNING, DETECTIVE PHILLIPS.

# 7 THE WITNESS:

GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.

RONALD PHILLIPS, THE WITNESS ON THE STAND AT THE TIME OF THE EVENING ADJOURNMENT, RESUMED THE STAND AND TESTIFIED FURTHER AS FOLLOWS:

# 8 THE COURT:

DETECTIVE, YOU ARE REMINDED THAT YOU ARE STILL UNDER OATH. AND, MR. COCHRAN, YOU MAY CONCLUDE YOUR CROSS-EXAMINATION.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

The Jury

OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR HONOR.

Unusually warm collective response from the jury, suggesting good rapport with the court and a positive jury management event.

Lance A. Ito

I TAKE IT YOU ENJOYED OUR LITTLE SOCIAL EVENT LAST NIGHT?

Reflects the sequestered jury's social management — judges sometimes hosted events to maintain jury morale during long trials.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•The Jury

Judge asks the jury about a social event held the prior evening; jury responds enthusiastically as a group.

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Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito / The Jury

Judge asks if the jury enjoyed 'our little social event last night' and the jury collectively responds 'OUTSTANDING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR HONOR.'

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4859 • 8 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103