A brief bench conference was requested by Christopher Darden, with Cochran agreeing to approach. The conference itself was not reported. Following the conference, Judge Ito called for Cochran's next witness.
# 1 MR. DARDEN: MAY WE APPROACH FOR A FEW MOMENTS? IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO BE DERIVED FROM APPROACHING AND DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE OR SHOULD WE JUST CONTINUE?
KEY QUOTE # 2 MR. COCHRAN: I'M WILLING TO APPROACH. I HAVE ONE OTHER WITNESS I WANT TO CALL.
# 3 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT.
# 4 (A CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE BENCH, NOT REPORTED.) # 5 THE COURT: COUNSEL, THANK YOU. MR. COCHRAN, YOUR NEXT WITNESS.