Mary Collins called

📄 Mary Collins called — Monday, July 10, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 111 of 167

Date: Monday, July 10, 1995 • Utterances: 6

A brief administrative pause between witnesses. Cochran checks whether another witness is available to be called, and Ito waits while he confirms.

# 1 MR. COCHRAN:

Your Honor, do you want to call another witness?

# 2 THE COURT:

We're burning daylight. Do we have another witness outside the courtroom?

KEY QUOTE

# 3 MR. COCHRAN:

I think there is. May I check?

# 4 THE COURT:

Please check.

# 5 (Brief pause.)

# 6 THE COURT:

All right. Mr. Cochran.

routine

Lance A. Ito

We're burning daylight.

Reveals the judge's impatience with downtime and his intent to keep proceedings moving efficiently.

Lance A. Ito

Ito uses the colloquial phrase 'We're burning daylight' to prod Cochran into finding the next witness quickly.

(Brief pause.)

None recorded

Proceeding 6702 • 6 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103