📄 Next witness called — Wednesday, February 8, 1995
📅 Feb 8 — Day 15
⚖️ Lance A. Ito
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▲ Day 15 of 167

Next witness called

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 1995 • Utterances: 9
Johnnie Cochran excuses witness Karpf with a sardonic aside, and Judge Ito formally releases him with the standard instruction not to discuss his testimony. Marcia Clark then calls Steven Schwab as the People's next witness, stepping out briefly to retrieve him.
1 MR. COCHRAN:

MERCIFULLY I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, MR. KARPF. YOU MAY BE EXCUSED. THANK YOU.

KEY QUOTE
2 THE COURT:

MR. KARPF, I'M GOING TO EXCUSE YOU FROM FURTHER ATTENDANCE THIS MORNING. PLEASE DON'T DISCUSS YOUR TESTIMONY WITH ANYBODY ELSE, EXCEPT FOR THE ATTORNEYS, UNTIL THE MATTER IS CONCLUDED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

3 THE WITNESS:

THANK YOU.

4 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, YOUR NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE.

5 MS. CLARK:

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. THE PEOPLE CALL MR. STEVEN SCHWAB.

6 (BRIEF PAUSE.)
7 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. IS ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES BRINGING MR. SCHWAB IN?

8 MS. CLARK:

I WILL GO GET HIM.

9 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Johnnie Cochran
MERCIFULLY I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, MR. KARPF.
Cochran's editorial 'mercifully' signals relief — or a dig at the witness — as he concludes cross-examination.

Light Moments (1)

Johnnie Cochran
Cochran adds 'mercifully' before releasing Karpf, a dry editorial comment on the examination just concluded.

Witness Demeanor

(BRIEF PAUSE.) — pause while Schwab is retrieved from outside the courtroom

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 4733 • 9 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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