The court takes its noon recess at 11:45 AM after Judge Ito orders both Rosa Lopez and Sonia Villapando (of KMEX) to return at 1:45 PM. Attorney Mr. Baray, appearing on behalf of Villapando and the Spanish-language station KMEX, accepts the court's order on her behalf. The afternoon session reconvenes with all counsel present and Rosa Lopez resuming the stand.
# 1 MR. JONES: I BELIEVE SO, YOUR HONOR.
# 2 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT.
MISS LOPEZ, THE LAWYERS STILL HAVE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO TRY TO CONCLUDE THIS HEARING TODAY. I AM GOING TO ORDER YOU TO COME BACK THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:45. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE ORDER, MA'AM?
# 3 THE WITNESS: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
# 4 THE COURT: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
# 5 MR. DARDEN: YOUR HONOR, WOULD YOU ORDER MISS VILLAPANDO TO RETURN AT --
# 6 THE COURT: SHE'S OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM.
# 7 MR. DARDEN: HER ATTORNEY IS PRESENT.
# 8 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL, ARE YOU HERE ON BEHALF OF MISS VILLAPANDO AND KMEX?
# 9 MR. BARAY: RIGHT HERE, YOUR HONOR.
# 10 THE COURT: ARE YOU HERE ON BEHALF OF KMEX AND MISS VILLAPANDO?
# 12 THE COURT: DO YOU ACCEPT THE COURT'S ORDER DIRECTING HER TO RETURN AT 1:45 --
# 14 THE COURT: -- ON HER BEHALF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL STAND IN RECESS.
# 15 (AT 11:45 A.M., THE NOON RECESS WAS TAKEN UNTIL 1:45 P.M. OF THE SAME DAY.) # 16 (JANET M. MOXHAM, CSR NO. 4855, OFFICIAL REPORTER.) # 17 (CHRISTINE M. OLSON, CSR NO. 2378, OFFICIAL REPORTER.) # 18 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER. MR. SIMPSON IS AGAIN PRESENT WITH HIS COUNSEL, MR. SHAPIRO, MR. COCHRAN, MR. DOUGLAS. THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED BY MR. DARDEN, MISS LEWIS.
# 19 MS. LEWIS: WE ARE EXPECTING MISS CLARK, YOUR HONOR.
KEY QUOTE # 20 MR. COCHRAN: MAY WE HAVE A SECOND, YOUR HONOR?
# 21 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.) # 22 MR. COCHRAN: MAY WE PROCEED, YOUR HONOR?
# 23 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. MISS LOPEZ, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD AGAIN, PLEASE.
(BRIEF PAUSE.) ROSA LOPEZ, THE WITNESS ON THE STAND AT THE TIME OF THE NOON RECESS, RESUMED THE STAND AND TESTIFIED FURTHER AS FOLLOWS: