Recross-examination of Zulema Iida

📄 Recross-examination of Zulema Iida — Friday, February 24, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 25 of 167

◀ Redirect examination of Zulema Iida Redirect examination of Zulema Iida (part 2) ▶

Witness: Zulema Iida
Examiner: Marcia Clark
Called by: Defense • Date: Friday, February 24, 1995 • Utterances: 15

Marcia Clark briefly recrossed Zulema Iida, a travel agent, to confirm the status of Rosa Lopez's reservations as of that morning: a round-trip ticket to El Salvador with a return to Los Angeles in March. Clark also probed whether Iida had been watching or listening to the proceedings, apparently testing whether the witness had been coached or was following the trial — Iida denied any exposure.

# 1

RECROSS-EXAMINATION

# 2

BY MS. CLARK:

# 3 Q:

WHAT TIME IN THE MORNING DOES YOUR AGENCY OPEN?

# 4 A:

9:00 IN THE MORNING.

# 5 Q:

AS OF 9:00 THIS MORNING --

# 6 A:

YES.

# 7 Q:

-- THE RESERVATIONS YOU HAD FOR ROSA LOPEZ WERE A ROUND-TRIP TICKET TO EL SALVADOR AND TO RETURN TO LOS ANGELES IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR; IS THAT RIGHT?

KEY QUOTE

# 8 A:

THAT'S RIGHT.

# 9 Q:

WERE YOU WATCHING THESE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT THIS MORNING?

KEY QUOTE

# 10 A:

NO.

# 11 Q:

YOU DIDN'T? DO YOU HAVE A TELEVISION SET IN YOUR AGENCY?

# 12 A:

NO.

# 13 Q:

WERE YOU LISTENING TO IT ON THE RADIO?

# 14 A:

NO.

# 15 MS. CLARK:

I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER.

FURTHER REDIRECT EXAMINATION

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Marcia Clark

THE RESERVATIONS YOU HAD FOR ROSA LOPEZ WERE A ROUND-TRIP TICKET TO EL SALVADOR AND TO RETURN TO LOS ANGELES IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR; IS THAT RIGHT?

Establishes on the record that Lopez had a round-trip ticket — undercutting any suggestion she was permanently fleeing, but also confirming her imminent departure from the country.

Marcia Clark

WERE YOU WATCHING THESE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT THIS MORNING? ... WERE YOU LISTENING TO IT ON THE RADIO?

Clark was probing whether Iida's testimony could have been shaped by what was said in court — a witness-sequestration concern. Iida denied any exposure to the proceedings.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Rosa Lopez's round-trip airline reservation to El Salvador with return to Los Angeles in March

confirmed on recross

Notable Exchanges (1)

Marcia Clark•Zulema Iida

Clark quickly confirmed the round-trip nature of Lopez's ticket and then pivoted to ask whether Iida had been monitoring the trial proceedings — all three questions (TV, radio, in-court) were denied.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Zulema Iida

exposure to proceedings

Clark asked whether Iida had been watching or listening to the trial that morning, implying her testimony might have been shaped by what she heard — Iida denied all three forms of exposure.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5076 • 15 utterances • Defense witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103