Redirect examination of Catherine Boe

📄 Redirect examination of Catherine Boe — Friday, February 3, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 12 of 167

◀ Exhibit setup Recross-examination of Catherine Boe ▶

Witness: Catherine Boe
Examiner: Christopher Darden
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Friday, February 3, 1995 • Utterances: 25

Darden briefly redirects Miss Boe, a neighbor, to clarify OJ Simpson's parking habits near Nicole Brown Simpson's home at 325 South Gretna Green. The examination focuses on where Simpson typically parked — in Nicole's driveway, on Gretna Green, or around the corner on Shetland Lane — and whether the driveway was available when he chose to park elsewhere.

# 1

REDIRECT EXAMINATION

# 2

BY MR. DARDEN:

# 3 Q:

NOW, THE HOUSE ON THE LEFT, IS THAT YOUR HOME?

# 4 A:

YES, THAT IS.

# 5 Q:

AND THE HOUSE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH, THAT WOULD BE 325 SOUTH GRETNA GREEN?

# 6 A:

THAT'S RIGHT.

# 7 Q:

A NICE BIG DRIVEWAY THERE; IS THAT CORRECT?

# 8 A:

THAT'S RIGHT.

# 9 Q:

SHOWING YOU PEOPLE'S 23, THERE ARE TWO CARS PARKED THERE IN FRONT OF 325 SOUTH GRETNA GREEN; IS THAT CORRECT?

# 10 A:

THAT'S RIGHT.

# 11 Q:

DO YOU KNOW WHO OWNS THOSE CARS AND WHO THEY BELONG TO?

# 12 A:

NO, I DON'T.

# 13 Q:

DID YOU EVER SEE THE DEFENDANT PARK HIS CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY?

# 14 A:

YES, MANY TIMES.

# 15 Q:

DIRECTLY BENEATH THAT BIG TREE MR. SHAPIRO ALLUDED TO?

# 16 A:

WELL, I SAW -- I SAW HIM PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH ISN'T DIRECTLY BENEATH THE TREE, AND I SAW HIM PARK ON GRETNA GREEN WAY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE SOMETIMES AS WELL.

KEY QUOTE

# 17 Q:

HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU SEE HIM PARK ON SHETLAND?

# 18 A:

SEVERAL TIMES.

# 19 Q:

AND THAT WOULD BE AROUND THE CORNER; IS THAT CORRECT?

# 20 A:

THAT'S RIGHT.

# 21 Q:

AND ON THOSE OCCASIONS, THOSE OCCASIONS THAT HE PARKED HIS CAR ON SHETLAND, WAS THERE ROOM FOR HIM TO PARK HIS CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AT NICOLE'S?

# 22 A:

WELL, I CAN'T REMEMBER EVERY OCCASION THAT HE PARKED ON SHETLAND LANE. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN; THERE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN.

# 23 Q:

SOMETIMES THERE WAS; SOMETIMES THERE WASN'T?

# 24 A:

SOMETIMES SHE PARKED HER CAR IN THE GARAGE; SOMETIMES SHE LEFT IT IN THE DRIVEWAY.

KEY QUOTE

# 25 MR. DARDEN:

THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Witness

I SAW HIM PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH ISN'T DIRECTLY BENEATH THE TREE, AND I SAW HIM PARK ON GRETNA GREEN WAY IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE SOMETIMES AS WELL.

Clarifies and slightly complicates the defense's tree-shadow narrative by distinguishing parking locations.

Witness

SOMETIMES SHE PARKED HER CAR IN THE GARAGE; SOMETIMES SHE LEFT IT IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Establishes that driveway availability at Nicole's home varied, leaving open the question of whether Simpson had reason to park on Shetland.

Evidence (1)

People's 23

Photograph showing 325 South Gretna Green with two cars parked in the driveway

discussed

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Miss Boe

Darden probes whether driveway space was available when Simpson parked on Shetland, implying the remote parking was a choice rather than necessity; witness gives a measured, non-committal answer.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4628 • 25 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103