Witness presentation procedures

📄 Witness presentation procedures — Monday, January 30, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 8 of 167

◀ Opening statement — Johnnie Cochran (part 3) Court convened ▶

Date: Monday, January 30, 1995 • Utterances: 4

Judge Ito dismissed the jury for a 30-minute recess to allow courtroom staff to rearrange materials before the start of witness presentations. A brief unreported bench conference preceded the break, and counsel were asked to remain after the jury was excused.

# 1 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. DEPUTY MAGNERA, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK. LET ME SEE COUNSEL WITHOUT THE REPORTER BEFORE WE DO THAT THOUGH.

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

# 3 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL, WE NEED -- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN -- EXCUSE ME. MR. DOUGLAS, CAN YOU GRAB THAT FOR ME, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE AT THAT PART OF THE TRIAL WHERE WE WILL NOW THIS AFTERNOON START THE PRESENTATION OF THE WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE TO YOU. AS I MENTIONED TO YOU, BEFORE WE ACTUALLY START THE PRESENTATION OF WITNESSES, WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE MOVING AROUND OF MATERIALS AND THINGS HERE IN THE COURTROOM. WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT. I EXPECT TO START WITH THE WITNESSES IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. SO I AM GOING TO EXCUSE YOU TO GO BACK UP TO THE LOUNGE. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION TO YOU; DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, FORM ANY OPINIONS, DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT IT, DON'T LET ANYBODY TALK TO YOU. SEE YOU BACK HERE IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO REMAIN.

# 4 (RECESS.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

WE ARE AT THAT PART OF THE TRIAL WHERE WE WILL NOW THIS AFTERNOON START THE PRESENTATION OF THE WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE TO YOU.

Marks the formal transition point from pre-trial proceedings to the evidentiary phase of the trial.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Counsel

Unreported bench conference held before the recess; counsel retained after jury dismissed.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4440 • 4 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103