Direct examination of Terri Moore (part 1)

📄 Direct examination of Terri Moore (part 1) — Thursday, February 2, 1995

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TRIAL

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◀ Witness excused (2) Sidebar: audiotape redaction ▶

Witness: Terri Moore
Examiner: Christopher Darden
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Thursday, February 2, 1995 • Utterances: 37

Terri Moore, an LAPD Police Service Representative instructor and former 911 operator, is sworn in and Darden establishes her credentials. She confirms she was on duty on October 25, 1993 at 9:54 PM and received a 911 emergency call. The examination ends just as an LAPD 911 incident report is marked as People's 22 — setting up introduction of one of Nicole Brown Simpson's domestic violence calls.

# 1 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MISS MOORE, WOULD YOU COME OVER HERE, STAND HERE BY THE COURT REPORTER, PLEASE, AND FACE THE CLERK.

# 2 THE CLERK:

RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. DO YOU 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?

# 3 TERRI MOORE:

YES.

# 4 THE CLERK:

PLEASE BE SEATED AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES FOR THE RECORD.

# 5 TERRI MOORE:

TERRI, T-E-R-R-I, MOORE, M-O-O-R-E.

# 6 THE CLERK:

THANK YOU.

# 7 THE COURT:

MR. DARDEN.

# 8 MR. DARDEN:

MR. WHO?

# 9 THE COURT:

DARDEN.

# 10 MR. DARDEN:

OH. THANK YOU.

# 11

DIRECT EXAMINATION

# 12

BY MR. DARDEN:

# 13 Q:

GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS MOORE.

# 14 A:

HI.

# 15 Q:

WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?

# 16 A:

LOS ANGELES POLICE.

# 17 Q:

AND WHAT DO YOU DO FOR THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT?

# 18 A:

I'M A POLICE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INSTRUCTOR.

# 19 Q:

AND WHAT IS IT THAT YOU INSTRUCT?

# 20 A:

ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF BEING A POLICE SERVICE REP.

# 21 Q:

AND DOES THAT INCLUDE A 911 OPERATOR?

# 22 A:

YES.

# 23 Q:

HAVE YOU BEEN A 911 OPERATOR IN THE PAST?

# 24 A:

YES. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS.

KEY QUOTE

# 25 Q:

AND WERE YOU A 911 OPERATOR ON OCTOBER 25, 1993?

# 26 A:

YES.

# 27 Q:

AND WERE YOU ON DUTY AT APPROXIMATELY 9:54 P.M. ON THAT DATE?

# 28 A:

YES.

# 29 Q:

WERE YOU AT YOUR STATION?

# 30 A:

YES.

# 31 Q:

WERE YOU RECEIVING CALLS OR TAKING CALLS?

# 32 A:

YES.

# 33 Q:

AND ON THAT DATE AND AT THAT TIME, DID YOU RECEIVE A 911 EMERGENCY CALL?

# 34 A:

YES.

# 35 MR. DARDEN:

YOUR HONOR, I HAVE HERE WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN LAPD 911 INCIDENT REPORT. MAY IT BE MARKED PEOPLE'S 22 FOR IDENTIFICATION?

# 36 THE COURT:

PEOPLE'S 22.

# 37 (PEO'S 22 FOR ID = LAPD 911 INCIDENT REPORT)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Christopher Darden

MR. WHO?

Darden's momentary confusion when Ito called on him — a small comic beat before a serious piece of testimony about Nicole's 911 call.

Terri Moore

YES. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS.

Establishes her experience as a 911 operator, laying foundation for her credibility as a witness to the October 1993 call.

Evidence (1)

People's 22

LAPD 911 incident report from October 25, 1993

marked for identification

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Christopher Darden

Ito calls on Darden, who responds 'Mr. Who?' before recovering. A brief moment of confusion before examination begins.

light

Light Moments (1)

Christopher Darden

Darden responds 'MR. WHO?' when the judge calls his name, then thanks him.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4614 • 37 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103