Recross-examination of Candace Garvey

📄 Recross-examination of Candace Garvey — Monday, February 6, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 13 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Candace Garvey Session opening ▶

Witness: Candace Garvey
Examiner: Johnnie Cochran
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Monday, February 6, 1995 • Utterances: 26

A very brief recross-examination of Candace Garvey by Johnnie Cochran, consisting of only a few questions. Cochran confirmed how many times Garvey met with the DA's office, then ended with triumphant rhetorical questions about video evidence showing OJ Simpson at the conclusion of a dance recital, underscoring the alibi value of the footage.

# 1 MR. COCHRAN:

JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

# 2 THE COURT:

PAPER SUPPLY?

# 3 REPORTER OLSON:

ABOUT TWO MINUTES.

# 4 MR. COCHRAN:

I WILL SPEAK FASTER THAN USUAL THEN.

# 5 REPORTER OLSON:

THAT'S FINE.

# 6 MR. COCHRAN:

I'M ONLY KIDDING.

# 7 THE COURT:

I ALSO HAVE TO CHANGE COURT REPORTERS.

# 8 MR. COCHRAN:

CERTAINLY, YOUR HONOR.

# 9

RECROSS-EXAMINATION

# 10

BY MS. COCHRAN:

# 11 Q:

HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU SPEAK WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CASE, PRIOR TO YOUR TESTIMONY HERE TODAY?

# 12 A:

I BELIEVE I WAS DOWN HERE TWICE AND I THINK THEY SENT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR TO MY HOUSE ONCE OR TWICE.

# 13 Q:

AND DID YOU GIVE STATEMENTS EACH TIME THEY CAME OUT AND TALKED WITH YOU?

# 14 A:

I TALKED TO THEM. I DON'T -- YEAH, IS THAT -- I MEAN, I SEE A FORMAL STATEMENT THAT YOU SHOWED ME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE OTHER THAN THAT.

# 15 Q:

ALL RIGHT. NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTION IN YOUR MIND, DO YOU, MA'AM, THAT THE VIDEO THAT WE SHOWED YOU AND SHOWED THE JURY WAS O.J. SIMPSON AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT PARTICULAR RECITAL?

# 16 A:

THAT'S CORRECT, IT WAS HIM.

KEY QUOTE

# 17 Q:

ISN'T IT GREAT WE HAVE VIDEO? ISN'T THAT GREAT?

KEY QUOTE

# 18 A:

THAT'S CORRECT.

# 19 Q:

AND YOU KNOW WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE HOW THE PERSON LOOKED, CAN'T WE?

KEY QUOTE

# 20 A:

ABSOLUTELY.

# 21 MR. COCHRAN:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

# 22 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING MORE, MR. DARDEN?

# 23 MR. DARDEN:

NO, YOUR HONOR.

# 24 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MRS. GARVEY, THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TESTIMONY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE DON'T DISCUSS YOUR TESTIMONY WITH ANYBODY ELSE, EXCEPT FOR THE ATTORNEYS, UNTIL THE TRIAL IS OVER. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE ORDER?

# 25 CANDACE GARVEY:

YES, SIR.

# 26 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE EXCUSED. ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL, I NEED TO TAKE A COURT REPORTER RECESS AT THIS POINT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS WILL BE A 15-MINUTE RECESS. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION TO YOU. DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE -- WE ARE STILL IN SESSION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- OR ALLOW ANYBODY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CASE. ASK THAT YOU STEP BACK INTO THE JURY ROOM, PLEASE.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Johnnie Cochran

ISN'T IT GREAT WE HAVE VIDEO? ISN'T THAT GREAT?

Cochran's rhetorical flourish drives home the alibi point — video evidence objectively places Simpson at the recital, undercutting prosecution timeline arguments.

Witness

THAT'S CORRECT, IT WAS HIM.

Garvey unambiguously confirms the video shows OJ Simpson, locking in the defense's alibi evidence.

Johnnie Cochran

AND YOU KNOW WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE HOW THE PERSON LOOKED, CAN'T WE?

Cochran hints at appearance/demeanor captured on video — relevant to whether Simpson looked like someone who had just committed a violent crime.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Video footage of OJ Simpson at the conclusion of a dance recital

discussed, confirmed by witness

Notable Exchanges (1)

Johnnie Cochran•Candace Garvey

Cochran ends with two back-to-back rhetorical questions celebrating the video evidence, with Garvey agreeing to both. More of a closing statement disguised as examination than genuine questioning.

strategic

Light Moments (1)

Johnnie Cochran

Told he has only two minutes, Cochran says 'I WILL SPEAK FASTER THAN USUAL THEN' — then immediately walks it back: 'I'M ONLY KIDDING.'

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Candace Garvey

bias / contact with prosecution

Cochran established Garvey met with the DA's office multiple times and received visits from a special investigator, suggesting her testimony was shaped through repeated prosecution contact.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4712 • 26 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103