With about 12 minutes left in the court day, Cochran and Judge Ito discuss whether to continue cross-examination or adjourn. After a brief off-the-record huddle with both defense counsel and the prosecution, Darden jokes he'd rather not hear Cochran that afternoon — which Cochran promptly uses as his reason to proceed anyway.
# 1 MR. COCHRAN: HOW LATE ARE WE GOING TO GO TODAY? I DON'T THINK I CAN FINISH HIM TODAY.
# 2 THE COURT: WELL, DO YOUR BEST.
# 3 MR. COCHRAN: DO MY BEST? WELL --
# 4 THE COURT: WELL, WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE, COUNSEL? I MEAN, WE HAVE ABOUT 12 MINUTES REMAINING IN THE COURT DAY.
# 5 MR. COCHRAN: 12 MINUTES.
# 6 THE COURT: THERE ARE SOME -- MR. SCHECK, ARE THERE STILL SOME DNA MATTERS WE NEED TO RESOLVE? YOUR CHOICE, MR. COCHRAN.
# 7 MR. COCHRAN: MAY I HAVE JUST A MOMENT?
# 8 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN DEFENSE COUNSEL.) # 9 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.) # 10 MR. COCHRAN: MR. DARDEN IS ASKING ME PLEASE NOT GO TODAY.
KEY QUOTE # 11 MR. DARDEN: I WAS JUST TELLING MR. COCHRAN I DON'T WANT TO HEAR HIS MOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.
KEY QUOTE # 12 MR. COCHRAN: BECAUSE OF THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS IF I MIGHT, YOUR HONOR.
KEY QUOTE # 13 THE COURT: YOU MAY. PROCEED.