Noon recess

📄 Noon recess — Monday, July 10, 1995

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

Judge Ito declares the noon recess, delivering standard jury admonitions before dismissing the jury until 1:30 PM. A witness identified as Miss Simpson is ordered to step down and return after the break. Court reporter and appearance notations are recorded.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court:)

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you, counsel. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to take our recess for the noon hour at this time. I know it has been four days since you have heard this. Please remember all my admonitions to you. Don't discuss the case among yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you, do not allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case. And we will stand in recess until 1:30. Miss Simpson, you may step down. You are ordered to return at 1:30. Thank you very much. All right. We will stand in recess.

# 3 (At 11:58 A.M. the noon recess was taken until 1:30 P.M. of the same day.)

# 4 (Appearances as heretofore noted, also appearing, Edgar R. Pease, Esquire, for Carol Connor.)

# 5 (Janet M. Moxham, CSR no. 4855, official reporter.)

# 6 (Christine M. Olson, CSR no. 2378, official reporter.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

Don't discuss the case among yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you, do not allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case.

Standard jury admonition delivered at each recess; reflects the court's ongoing concern about jury exposure to outside influence.

Lance A. Ito

I know it has been four days since you have heard this.

Indicates a multi-day gap in proceedings — the jury had not been in court for four days prior to this session.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6689 • 6 utterances

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