Recess

📄 Recess — Friday, February 24, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 25 of 167

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Date: Friday, February 24, 1995 • Utterances: 5

Judge Ito called a brief recess at the parties' request to allow time to reconsider strategic decisions. The recess was expected to last approximately twenty minutes, and the interpreters were asked to remain available.

# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT:)

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. STAFF, THE PARTIES HAVE ASKED FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO RECONSIDER STRATEGIC DECISIONS, SO WE WILL STAND IN RECESS UNTIL THE PROSECUTORS RETURN, HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES. LET ME ASK THE INTERPRETERS NOT TO LEAVE.

KEY QUOTE

# 3 THE INTERPRETER:

NOT TO LEAVE?

# 4 THE COURT:

YOU MAY GET A SNACK OR SOMETHING, BUT NOT TO LEAVE.

# 5 (RECESS.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

THE PARTIES HAVE ASKED FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO RECONSIDER STRATEGIC DECISIONS, SO WE WILL STAND IN RECESS UNTIL THE PROSECUTORS RETURN, HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES.

Reveals that prosecutors were actively reconsidering their trial strategy mid-proceeding.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•The Interpreter

Brief clarifying exchange after Ito told interpreters not to leave — the interpreter sought confirmation, and Ito softened it by saying they could get a snack.

light

Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito

Ito tells the interpreters they can't leave, then immediately walks it back: 'You may get a snack or something, but not to leave.'

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5057 • 5 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103