Witness permission granted

📄 Witness permission granted — Monday, July 10, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 111 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Arnelle Simpson (part 3) Direct examination of Carmelita Simpson Durio ▶

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

Cochran requested that Miss Simpson be allowed to remain in the courtroom per a prior agreement, which Clark approved on the condition she would not be recalled as a witness. The defense then called their next witness, Carmelita Simpson Durio, who was available and brought in to be sworn.

# 1 MR. COCHRAN:

Ask that Miss Simpson be allowed to remain now per our earlier agreement.

# 2 THE COURT:

Any objection?

# 3 MS. CLARK:

If she's not going to be recalled, there's no problem.

KEY QUOTE

# 4 THE COURT:

All right. Next witness.

# 5 MR. COCHRAN:

The next witness will be Carmelita Durio.

# 6 MR. SHAPIRO:

We would like to call Carmelita Simpson Durio please, your Honor.

# 7 THE COURT:

All right. Is she available outside?

# 8 MR. SHAPIRO:

Yes.

# 9 (Brief pause.)

# 10 THE COURT:

All right. Mrs. Durio, if you'd just come over here and stand by the court reporter, please. Face the clerk.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Marcia Clark

If she's not going to be recalled, there's no problem.

Clark's conditional approval reveals the prosecution's strategic concern about witnesses remaining in the courtroom after testifying.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Johnnie Cochran•Robert Shapiro

Both Cochran and Shapiro spoke on behalf of the defense in sequence — Cochran first naming the witness, then Shapiro formally calling her by full name 'Carmelita Simpson Durio.'

procedural

Witness Demeanor

(Brief pause.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6681 • 10 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103