The jury returned to open court and Judge Ito confirmed all jurors were present. Defense counsel Johnnie Cochran briefly requested a moment to collect his thoughts before continuing his examination.
# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 2 THE COURT: THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT WE HAVE BEEN REJOINED BY ALL OF OUR JURORS. COUNSEL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BE SEATED, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
# 3 MR. COCHRAN: JUST ONE SECOND.
# 4 THE COURT: MR. COCHRAN, DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE?
# 5 MR. COCHRAN: YES, I DO, YOUR HONOR. CAN I HAVE JUST ONE SECOND? I'M TRYING TO PICK UP THE LAST THOUGHT.
# 6 THE COURT: CERTAINLY.