Direct examination of Kimberly Goldman

📄 Direct examination of Kimberly Goldman — Tuesday, February 7, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 14 of 167

◀ Offer of proof: Goldman testimony Direct examination of Pablo Fenjves ▶

Witness: Kimberly Goldman
Examiner: Marcia Clark
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Tuesday, February 7, 1995 • Utterances: 46

Kimberly Goldman, Ron Goldman's sister, gave brief direct testimony about visiting her brother's apartment on June 15, 1994 — the day before his funeral — to retrieve clothing for the burial. She identified People's Exhibit 30, a white shirt and black pants that were draped over his bedroom door, and confirmed they were the only such items in the apartment. The defense declined to cross-examine.

# 1 MS. CLARK:

PEOPLE CALL MISS KIM GOLDMAN.

KIMBERLY GOLDMAN, CALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

# 2 THE CLERK:

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE IN THE CAUSE NOW PENDING BEFORE THIS COURT, SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD?

# 3 KIMBERLY GOLDMAN:

YES, I DO.

# 4 THE CLERK:

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT IN THE WITNESS STAND AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES FOR THE RECORD.

# 5 KIMBERLY GOLDMAN:

KIMBERLY GOLDMAN, K-I-M-B-E-R-L-Y G-O-L-D-M-A-N.

# 6 THE CLERK:

THANK YOU.

# 7 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK.

# 8 MS. CLARK:

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. DIRECT EXAMINATION

# 9

BY MS. CLARK:

# 10 Q:

MISS GOLDMAN, ARE YOU THE SISTER OF RON GOLDMAN?

# 11 A:

YES, I AM.

# 12 Q:

DID YOU VISIT HIS APARTMENT ON GORHAM SHORTLY AFTER JUNE THE 12TH?

# 13 A:

YES, I DID.

# 14 Q:

CAN YOU TELL US WHEN?

# 15 A:

UH, THE FIRST TIME WAS ON I BELIEVE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH, THE DAY BEFORE HIS FUNERAL.

# 16 Q:

JUNE 15TH?

# 17 A:

JUNE 15TH.

# 18 Q:

1994?

# 19 A:

CORRECT.

# 20 Q:

AND WHY DID YOU GO?

# 21 A:

I NEEDED TO GET A SUIT FOR HIS FUNERAL.

KEY QUOTE

# 22 Q:

DID YOU RECOVER SOME CLOTHING THAT YOU BROUGHT TO COURT TODAY?

# 23 A:

YES, I DID.

# 24 Q:

AND I'M SHOWING YOU THE BAG WHICH WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY MARKED AS PEOPLE'S 30, THE WHITE SHIRT AND THE BLACK PANTS.

# 25 A:

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

# 26 Q:

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THOSE?

# 27 A:

YES, I DO.

# 28 Q:

CAN YOU TELL US WHERE YOU FOUND THEM?

# 29 A:

THEY WERE DRAPED OVER HIS BEDROOM DOOR, THE SHIRT AND THE PANTS.

# 30 Q:

WAS DRAPED OVER --

# 31 A:

HE OBVIOUSLY HAD TAKEN THEM OFF AND JUST SWUNG THEM OVER THE DOOR.

KEY QUOTE

# 32 Q:

NOT ON HANGERS?

# 33 A:

NO. MY FATHER AND I PUT THEM ON THE HANGERS.

KEY QUOTE

# 34 Q:

DID YOU SEE ANY OTHER WHITE DRESS SHIRT OR BLACK PANTS LIKE THAT IN THE APARTMENT?

# 35 A:

NO, I DID NOT.

# 36 Q:

ONLY THOSE?

# 37 A:

ONLY THOSE.

# 38 Q:

THANK YOU.

# 39 MS. CLARK:

I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER.

# 40 THE COURT:

MR. COCHRAN.

# 41 MR. COCHRAN:

JUST A SECOND, YOUR HONOR.

# 42 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

# 43 MR. COCHRAN:

NO QUESTIONS OF THIS WITNESS, YOUR HONOR.

# 44 THE COURT:

MISS GOLDMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

# 45 KIMBERLY GOLDMAN:

YOU ARE WELCOME.

# 46 THE COURT:

YOU ARE EXCUSED. NEXT WITNESS.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Kimberly Goldman

I NEEDED TO GET A SUIT FOR HIS FUNERAL.

Establishes the emotionally laden purpose of her visit, grounding the exhibit identification in the reality of Ron Goldman's death.

Kimberly Goldman

HE OBVIOUSLY HAD TAKEN THEM OFF AND JUST SWUNG THEM OVER THE DOOR.

A small, humanizing detail about Ron Goldman's habits, offered naturally and without prompting.

Kimberly Goldman

MY FATHER AND I PUT THEM ON THE HANGERS.

Establishes chain of custody context — the clothing was moved by family members before being brought to court.

Evidence (1)

People's 30

White dress shirt and black pants belonging to Ron Goldman, retrieved from his apartment bedroom door by Kimberly Goldman and her father on June 15, 1994

identified and introduced

Notable Exchanges (2)

Marcia Clark•Kimberly Goldman

Clark gently corrected Goldman's slip of 'January 15th' to 'June 15th,' which Goldman immediately confirmed.

careful, gentle

Johnnie Cochran•Lance A. Ito

After a brief pause, Cochran declined to cross-examine, passing entirely on Ron Goldman's sister.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4714 • 46 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103