Sidebar: Hawaii trip admissibility

📄 Sidebar: Hawaii trip admissibility — Monday, July 10, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 111 of 167

◀ Carol Connors called Return from sidebar ▶

Date: Monday, July 10, 1995 • Utterances: 8

Judge Ito ruled at sidebar that there was a good faith basis for asking Arnelle Simpson questions about a trip to Hawaii with Paula Barbieri and O.J. Simpson in 1993-1994. Shapiro requested the record also reflect his prior cross-examination on the same topic, which Ito confirmed he had reviewed and had overruled objections to.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held at the bench:)

# 2 THE COURT:

We're over at the sidebar. The issue is whether or not there was a good faith belief or cause to ask questions of Arnelle Simpson regarding the trip with Paula Barbieri and the Defendant to Hawaii sometime in `93, `94, and the Court makes reference to the transcript at page 20444 starting at page--excuse me--line 24 and going over to 20445 ending at line 8. I find there was a good faith basis for asking the question.

# 3 MS. CLARK:

Thank you.

# 4 MR. SHAPIRO:

May we also just for the record ask you to refer to my cross-examination on that question?

KEY QUOTE

# 5 THE COURT:

Yes. I also looked at page 30 where I overruled the objections to your questions.

# 6 MR. SHAPIRO:

Thank you.

# 7 MR. COCHRAN:

Off the record.

# 8 (A discussion was held at the bench, not reported.)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

I find there was a good faith basis for asking the question.

The ruling affirming counsel's right to question Arnelle Simpson about the Hawaii trip with Paula Barbieri and OJ.

Robert Shapiro

May we also just for the record ask you to refer to my cross-examination on that question?

Shapiro ensuring the record reflects his prior cross-examination, likely for appellate purposes.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Trial transcript pages 20444-20445 (lines 24-8) and page 30, referenced to establish prior ruling and good faith basis

discussed

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Robert Shapiro

Shapiro asks the court to note his prior cross-examination on the Hawaii trip question; Ito confirms he reviewed it and had overruled objections to those questions.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6697 • 8 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103