Motion in limine: Fuhrman

📄 Motion in limine: Fuhrman — Friday, January 13, 1995

Address:

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TRIAL

▲ Day 3 of 167

◀ Motion: quash subpoena Cochran arrival ▶

Date: Friday, January 13, 1995 • Utterances: 19

A brief housekeeping session before the Fuhrman motion hearing begins. Cheri Lewis moves People's Exhibits 1-10 into evidence (from the domestic violence hearing) and has Exhibit 11 (a notebook) marked for identification. The proceeding recesses to await Johnnie Cochran's arrival before arguments begin.

# 1 MS. LEWIS:

YOUR HONOR, MAY I BE HEARD BRIEFLY?

# 2 THE COURT:

YES.

# 3 MS. LEWIS:

PRIOR TO THAT MOTION I BELIEVE WE NEGLECTED TO MOVE INTO EVIDENCE THE PEOPLE'S EXHIBITS THAT WERE INTRODUCED OR MARKED AT LEAST DURING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HEARING WHICH TOOK PLACE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, SO I WOULD, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE, MOVE INTO EVIDENCE I BELIEVE IT IS PEOPLE'S 1 THROUGH 10.

# 4 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. ANY OBJECTION?

# 5 MR. UELMEN:

NO OBJECTION.

# 6 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THEY WILL BE RECEIVED.

# 7 (PEO'S 1 THRU 10 = IN EVID)

# 8 MS. LEWIS:

IN ADDITION, THERE IS FORTHCOMING TO THE COURT VERY SHORTLY THE NOTEBOOK WHICH WE HAD PROMISED THE COURT. WHAT IS THE COURT'S PLEASURE? SHOULD THAT BE MARKED PEOPLE'S 11?

# 9 THE COURT:

YES.

# 10 (PEO'S 11 FOR ID = NOTEBOOK)

# 11 MS. LEWIS:

I WOULD ALSO MOVE THAT INTO EVIDENCE, SO TO SPEAK, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS MOTION.

# 12 THE COURT:

WELL, LET'S HOLD OFF ON THAT UNTIL WE SEE WHAT IT IS.

KEY QUOTE

# 13 MS. LEWIS:

YOUR HONOR, THERE WERE INDEED I BELIEVE A COUPLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED DISCOVERY MATTERS REMAINING AT THE END OF THE DAY YESTERDAY. DOES THE COURT WISH --

# 14 THE COURT:

WE WILL TAKE UP THE MISCELLANEOUS DISCOVERY MATTERS. WE STILL HAVE -- AFTER WE FINISH WITH THE FUHRMAN MOTION, WE HAVE ARGUMENT -- I INDICATED I WOULD HEAR ARGUMENT AND ISSUE RULINGS TODAY ON THE JUROR ISSUES THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED IN CHAMBERS AND THEN TAKE UP ANY MISCELLANEOUS DISCOVERY MATTERS THAT ARE STILL HANGING, SO IT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

# 15 MS. LEWIS:

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

# 16 MR. UELMEN:

YOUR HONOR, I THINK WE NEED MR. COCHRAN BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS MOTION. HE WILL BE PARTICIPATING AS CO-COUNSEL.

KEY QUOTE

# 17 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT.

# 18 MR. UELMEN:

WE MAY HAVE ASSUMED THAT THE JONES MOTION WAS GOING TO BE HEARD.

# 19 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL STAND IN RECESS UNTIL MR. COCHRAN IS ABLE TO REJOIN US.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

WELL, LET'S HOLD OFF ON THAT UNTIL WE SEE WHAT IT IS.

Judge Ito declines to admit the notebook into evidence before reviewing it — a small but notable exercise of caution over the People's exhibit.

Gerald Uelmen

I THINK WE NEED MR. COCHRAN BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS MOTION. HE WILL BE PARTICIPATING AS CO-COUNSEL.

Signals the defense's intent to have Cochran lead or participate in the Fuhrman motion argument, foreshadowing its importance.

Evidence (2)

People's 1-10

Exhibits introduced or marked during the domestic violence hearing over the preceding days

moved into evidence and received

People's 11

A notebook promised to the court by the prosecution

marked for identification; admission deferred pending review

Notable Exchanges (2)

Cheri Lewis•Lance A. Ito

Lewis tries to move the notebook (People's 11) into evidence immediately; Ito pumps the brakes until he can review it.

matter-of-fact

Gerald Uelmen•Lance A. Ito

Uelmen requests a recess until Cochran arrives before the Fuhrman motion proceeds; Ito agrees.

strategic

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 0 overruled)

Proceeding 4393 • 19 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103