Sidebar: witness list

📄 Sidebar: witness list — Wednesday, January 25, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 6 of 167

◀ Opening statement — Johnnie Cochran (part 2) Opening statement — Johnnie Cochran (part 3) ▶

Date: Wednesday, January 25, 1995 • Utterances: 6

Judge Ito called a sidebar to hear objections related to the witness list. Cochran suggested going off the record to resolve the matter, and despite Darden's request to have the court reporter present, Ito denied it and the conference proceeded unreported.

# 1 THE COURT:

WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD HEAR THESE OBJECTIONS AT THE SIDE BAR.

# 2 MR. COCHRAN:

LET'S DO IT WITHOUT THE REPORTER. I THINK WE CAN RESOLVE IT. MAY WE?

# 3 THE COURT:

PLEASE.

# 4 MR. DARDEN:

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE REPORTER.

KEY QUOTE

# 5 THE COURT:

NO.

# 6 (A CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE BENCH, NOT REPORTED.)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Christopher Darden

YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE REPORTER.

Darden wanted the sidebar on the record, suggesting the prosecution wanted a transcript of the discussion — possibly anticipating a contentious exchange.

Lance A. Ito

NO.

Ito's blunt one-word denial reflects his no-nonsense courtroom style and his comfort holding unreported bench conferences.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Johnnie Cochran•Christopher Darden

Cochran proposed going off the record to resolve the matter; Darden immediately pushed back by requesting the reporter be present, revealing a procedural tension between the two sides over transparency.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4483 • 6 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103