Further redirect examination of James Merrill

📄 Further redirect examination of James Merrill — Thursday, July 13, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 114 of 167

◀ Recross-examination of James Merrill Procedural matters ▶

Witness: Jim Merrill
Examiner: Carl Douglas
Called by: Defense • Date: Thursday, July 13, 1995 • Utterances: 9

A brief further redirect examination of Jim Merrill by Carl Douglas, consisting of just two confirmatory questions. Douglas established that OJ Simpson called Merrill to apologize, and that Merrill then informed Simpson about arrangements made for his golf bag.

# 1 MS. CLARK:

I have nothing further.

FURTHER REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. DOUGLAS

# 2 MR. DOUGLAS:

He called you, Mr. Merrill, to apologize to you, correct?

# 3 MS. CLARK:

Objection. Asked and answered.

# 4 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 5 MR. DOUGLAS:

You can answer.

# 6 MR. MERRILL:

Correct.

# 7 MR. DOUGLAS:

And then you told him about the arrangement that you had made for his golf bag, correct?

KEY QUOTE

# 8 MR. MERRILL:

Correct.

# 9 MR. DOUGLAS:

Nothing further.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Jim Merrill

Correct.

Confirms Simpson called to apologize — relevant to Simpson's state of mind and actions on the night in question

Carl Douglas

And then you told him about the arrangement that you had made for his golf bag, correct?

Links the apology call to the golf bag logistics, grounding Simpson's alibi-related activities

Evidence (1)

Informal

Simpson's golf bag and arrangements made for it

discussed

Notable Exchanges (1)

Marcia Clark•Carl Douglas

Clark objected to the apology question as asked and answered; Ito overruled and allowed it

procedural

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 1 overruled)

Proceeding 6819 • 9 utterances • Defense witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103