Cochran conducts a brief recross of Detective Edwards, pressing him on whether he genuinely cared about OJ Simpson's welfare after deciding to arrest him, and whether prior domestic violence calls to the Simpson residence were properly followed up. Edwards concedes he did not check whether previous officers had documented incidents under the same law, and that he delegated that responsibility to others without confirming it was done.
# 1 THE COURT: MR. COCHRAN.
# 2 MR. COCHRAN: THANK YOU.
FURTHER RECROSS-EXAMINATION
# 4 Q: ONCE YOU MADE YOUR DECISION TO ARREST MR. O.J. SIMPSON, YOU DIDN'T ASK HIM ABOUT ANY INJURIES ANYWAY, DID YOU? YOU JUST WANTED TO TAKE HIM TO JAIL; ISN'T THAT RIGHT, SIR?
# 6 Q: THAT IS THE SITUATION. YOU WEREN'T INTERESTED IN HIS WELFARE AT THAT POINT; IS THAT CORRECT?
# 7 A: I COULD SEE HE WAS NOT INJURED.
# 8 Q: YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING -- STRIKE THAT. YOU HAD MADE A DECISION AND THAT IS WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO CARRY OUT; ISN'T THAT RIGHT, OFFICER?
# 9 A: UNDER THE PENAL CODE AND DEPARTMENT POLICY, HE WAS GOING TO JAIL FOR 273.5.
KEY QUOTE # 10 Q: RIGHT. AND AS YOU SAID, IF THE OTHER OFFICERS HAD BEEN OUT THERE SEVEN OR EIGHT TIMES, ISN'T THAT THE SAME LAW THAT YOU WERE UNDER ON JANUARY 1ST?
# 12 Q: THAT WOULD MEAN THAT SINCE HE WASN'T ARRESTED, NOTHING HAPPENED LIKE THAT; ISN'T THAT CORRECT? THAT IS NOT WHAT THE LAW IS; ISN'T THAT CORRECT?
KEY QUOTE # 14 Q: NOT NECESSARILY. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW, DO YOU?
# 15 A: I DON'T KNOW AND NEITHER DO YOU.
KEY QUOTE # 16 Q: YOU DIDN'T BOTHER CHECKING, DID YOU?
# 18 Q: YOU THOUGHT THE SERGEANT WOULD CHECK THAT, DIDN'T YOU?
# 19 A: I THOUGHT THE SERGEANT OR THE DETECTIVE THAT WAS HANDLING THE CASE WOULD CHECK THAT, YES.
# 20 Q: YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THEY CHECKED THAT OR NOT, DO YOU?
# 21 A: AS FAR AS I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.
# 22 MR. COCHRAN: THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.
# 23 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. DETECTIVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ARE EXCUSED. PLEASE DON'T DISCUSS YOUR TESTIMONY WITH ANY OTHER WITNESSES. MR. DARDEN, YOUR NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE.