A brief jury-absent moment before resuming testimony. The judge confirmed no outstanding matters with counsel, called Detective Stevens to the stand, and clarified with Darden that the witness would not be the last of the day, estimating only five minutes of testimony remaining.
# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 2 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER: ALL PARTIES ARE PRESENT. COUNSEL, ANYTHING WE NEED TO TAKE UP BEFORE WE REINVITE THE JURORS TO JOIN US?
# 3 MR. COCHRAN: I DON'T THINK SO, YOUR HONOR.
# 4 THE COURT: DETECTIVE STEVENS, WOULD YOU TAKE THE WITNESS STAND, PLEASE. DEPUTY MAGNERA, LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE.
# 5 MR. DARDEN: IS THIS THE LAST WITNESS OF THE DAY?
# 6 THE COURT: I DON'T THINK SO. I ASSUME WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MORE MINUTES FOR THIS WITNESS.
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