Edwards excusal and Farrell called

📄 Edwards excusal and Farrell called — Tuesday, January 31, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 9 of 167

◀ Recross-examination of John Edwards (part 2) Direct examination of Mike Farrell ▶

Date: Tuesday, January 31, 1995 • Lines: 16

Darden asks to mark as People's 6 for identification a document that he says appears to be the LAPD policy related to spousal abuse and represents was in effect on January 1, 1989. The prosecution then calls Detective Mike Farrell as its next witness, who is sworn in and seated for direct examination.

# 1 MR. DARDEN:

YOUR HONOR, I HAVE IN MY HAND WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE LAPD POLICY AS IT RELATED TO SPOUSAL ABUSE. IT IS THE POLICY THAT WAS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1989. MAY IT BE MARKED PEOPLE'S 6 FOR IDENTIFICATION.

KEY QUOTE

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. PEOPLE'S 6.

# 3 (PEO'S 6 FOR ID = LAPD POLICY/SPOUSAL ABUSE)

# 4 MR. DARDEN:

MAY I HAVE ONE MOMENT TO CHECK ON THE NEXT WITNESS?

# 5 THE COURT:

PLEASE.

# 6 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

# 7 MS. CLARK:

DETECTIVE FARRELL, YOUR HONOR.

# 8 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. MRS. ROBERTSON.

MIKE FARRELL, CALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

# 9 THE CLERK:

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU 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.

# 10 THE WITNESS:

I SO DO SWEAR.

# 11 THE CLERK:

PLEASE BE SEATED AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD.

# 12 THE WITNESS:

MIKE FARRELL, M-I-K-E F-A-R-R-E-L-L.

# 13 THE COURT:

MR. DARDEN.

# 14 MR. DARDEN:

THANK YOU.

# 15

DIRECT EXAMINATION

# 16

BY MR. DARDEN:

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (1)

Christopher Darden

I HAVE IN MY HAND WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE LAPD POLICY AS IT RELATED TO SPOUSAL ABUSE. IT IS THE POLICY THAT WAS IN EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 1989.

Records Darden's request to mark a document he described as the LAPD spousal-abuse policy and represented was in effect on January 1, 1989.

Evidence (1)

People's 6

LAPD policy on spousal abuse; Darden represented that it was in effect January 1, 1989

marked for identification

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 4581 • 16 lines

Criminal Trial

Department 103