YOUR HONOR, WHAT I WANT TO SHOW IS THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO PAINT A PICTURE OF O.J. AS BEING THIS HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING WHO SHE WOULD NEVER BE AROUND AS A VIOLENT, UNPREDICTABLE MAN.
KEY QUOTENO. SHE SAID SHE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PARTYING WITH HIM, THAT THEY WERE AS A FAMILY AND TRAVELED TOGETHER, VACATIONED TOGETHER. THAT'S NOT THE IMPLICATION I PRESUME.
THAT WAS ABOUT TWO MINUTES OF HER TESTIMONY, YOUR HONOR. THE REST OF IT WAS NOT THAT.
THEY WANT TO SAY THEY WERE TOGETHER WITH NICOLE AND O.J. WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE OF O.J.'S FRIENDS AND THAT THERE WAS NEVER ANY INCIDENTS WHEN THERE'S WITNESSES PRESENT.
ALL RIGHT. WHO SOMEBODY DATES IS NOT REAL RELEVANT TO THIS. YOU CAN ASK ABOUT BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANT ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THAT SORT OF THING, BUT --
KEY QUOTEMY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT THEY TRY NOT TO COMPLETELY TARNISH THE REPUTATION OF THIS WITNESS, AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK THEY WANT TO DO AND I WOULD ASK THE COURT TO CAUTION MR. SHAPIRO.
KEY QUOTEWHAT I WANT TO SHOW IS THAT THE PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO PAINT A PICTURE OF O.J. AS BEING THIS HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING WHO SHE WOULD NEVER BE AROUND AS A VIOLENT, UNPREDICTABLE MAN.
ALL RIGHT. WHO SOMEBODY DATES IS NOT REAL RELEVANT TO THIS. YOU CAN ASK ABOUT BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANT ON OTHER OCCASIONS, THAT SORT OF THING, BUT -- NOT WHO SHE DATES.
MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT THEY TRY NOT TO COMPLETELY TARNISH THE REPUTATION OF THIS WITNESS, AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK THEY WANT TO DO AND I WOULD ASK THE COURT TO CAUTION MR. SHAPIRO.
SO FAR, IT'S BEEN PRETTY MILD.