A brief administrative pause while the defense's next witness, Eunice Simpson (OJ Simpson's mother), was brought to the courtroom. The judge sent the jury to the jury room during the wait, the defense and prosecution exchanged witness schedules for the following day, and Judge Ito asked Marcia Clark to retrieve phone records during the downtime.
# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court:) # 2 THE COURT: All right. Ladies and gentlemen, there's a brief delay while we have our next witness come to the courtroom. It will be about 5 or 10 minutes, but it's just to get the witness up to the courtroom. Okay? So if you'll just step back into the jury room. And as soon as the witness appears, we'll call you back out.
# 3 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:) # 4 THE COURT: All right. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Be seated. All right. Mr. Cochran, who is your next witness?
# 5 MR. COCHRAN: Miss Eunice Simpson, your Honor, who will be here shortly.
KEY QUOTE # 6 THE COURT: Who comes after Eunice Simpson?
# 7 MR. COCHRAN: After Miss Eunice Simpson, if we get to that today, we'll call Miss Connor.
# 8 MR. DARDEN: While we have the break, your Honor, it is 4 o'clock. Can we have the order of witnesses for tomorrow?
# 9 THE COURT: Who do you've got for tomorrow? Let's assume we get through Eunice Simpson and--
# 10 MR. COCHRAN: May Mr. Douglas answer that?
# 11 THE COURT: Mr. Douglas.
# 12 MS. CLARK: Are we still in session?
# 13 THE COURT: Yes. Let's finish this case. All right. Mr. Douglas, do you have the next witnesses? Do you have the witnesses for tomorrow for the Prosecution?
# 14 MR. DOUGLAS: Yes, your Honor.
# 15 THE COURT: All right. Will you give that to Mr. Darden, please?
# 16 MR. DOUGLAS: Yes, your Honor.
# 17 THE COURT: What happened to Mr. Cochran? Is he out getting Mrs. Simpson?
KEY QUOTE # 18 MR. DOUGLAS: Correct, your Honor.
# 19 THE COURT: All right.
# 21 THE COURT: Mr. Shapiro, are you going to be presenting Miss Eunice Simpson?
# 22 MR. SHAPIRO: Mr. Cochran will, your Honor.
# 23 THE COURT: All right.
# 24 MR. SHAPIRO: We do have other witnesses available. I assume--what time is your Honor anticipating recessing?
# 25 THE COURT: 5 o'clock today.
# 26 MR. SHAPIRO: We may have time for another witness.
# 27 THE COURT: Miss Clark, while we are waiting, why don't you retrieve the phone records.
KEY QUOTE # 30 THE COURT: All right. Deputy Magnera, let's have the jurors, please. All right. Deputy Jex, would you assist Mrs. Simpson, please.
# 31 THE COURT: Let's have the jurors.
# 32 (The following proceedings were held in open court, in the presence of the jury:) # 33 THE COURT: All right. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. Let the record reflect that we've been rejoined by all the members of our jury panel. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
THE JURY: Good afternoon.
# 34 THE COURT: And, Mr. Cochran, you may call your next witness.