Jury sworn

📄 Jury sworn — Thursday, February 9, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 16 of 167

◀ Sidebar (1) Direct examination of Robert Riske (part 1) ▶

Date: Thursday, February 9, 1995 • Utterances: 21

Court reconvened with all counsel present and the jury was brought in. Marcia Clark called Officer Robert Riske as the People's next witness, though his entrance was briefly delayed by elevator problems. Riske was sworn in and seated on the witness stand.

# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT:)

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER. ALL THE PARTIES ARE PRESENT BEFORE THE COURT, MR. SHAPIRO, MR. COCHRAN, MR. DOUGLAS, MR. BAILEY. THE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED BY MISS CLARK AND MR. DARDEN. THE JURY IS NOT PRESENT. COUNSEL, ANYTHING WE NEED TO DISCUSS BEFORE WE INVITE THE JURORS TO JOIN US?

# 3 MR. COCHRAN:

AT THE END OF THE DAY.

# 4 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY MAGNERA, LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE.

# 5 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

# 6 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. HAVE A SEAT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

# 7 THE JURY:

GOOD MORNING.

# 8 THE COURT:

WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING AN ALMOST TIMELY START THIS MORNING. MISS CLARK, YOU MAY CALL YOUR NEXT WITNESS.

KEY QUOTE

# 9 MS. CLARK:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR HONOR. GOOD MORNING.

# 10 THE JURY:

GOOD MORNING.

# 11 MS. CLARK:

THE PEOPLE CALL OFFICER ROBERT RISKE.

# 12 THE COURT:

WHERE IS MR. RISKE?

# 13 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

# 14 MS. CLARK:

ELEVATOR PROBLEMS, YOUR HONOR. ON HIS WAY.

KEY QUOTE

# 15 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

# 16 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK. MISS CLARK.

# 17 MS. CLARK:

YES, YOUR HONOR. I'M SORRY.

ROBERT RISKE, CALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

# 18 THE CLERK:

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU DO 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.

# 19 THE WITNESS:

I DO.

# 20 THE CLERK:

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

# 21 THE WITNESS:

IT IS ROBERT RISKE, R-O-B-E-R-T R-I-S-K-E.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING AN ALMOST TIMELY START THIS MORNING.

Dry judicial humor acknowledging the trial's reputation for delays; sets an easy tone as the session opens.

Marcia Clark

ELEVATOR PROBLEMS, YOUR HONOR. ON HIS WAY.

Brief comic interlude — the People's first witness of the morning was stuck in the elevator.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Marcia Clark

Judge calls for the witness; Clark explains the delay is due to elevator problems, then formally introduces Riske for swearing-in.

procedural

Light Moments (2)

Lance A. Ito

Judge notes court is getting 'an almost timely start' — a wry acknowledgment of the trial's chronic delays.

Marcia Clark

Officer Riske, the People's next witness, was delayed because of elevator problems.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4740 • 21 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103