Noon recess

📄 Noon recess — Thursday, July 13, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 114 of 167

◀ Direct examination of Stephen Valerie (afternoon) Resumption after lunch ▶

Date: Thursday, July 13, 1995 • Utterances: 8

Judge Ito called a noon recess with only four minutes remaining before the break, and Darden opted to wait until after lunch to begin his cross-examination of witness Valerie. The judge issued standard jury admonitions and set a 1:30 PM resumption time, with court to continue until 6:00 PM. A brief unreported bench conference occurred just before the recess.

# 1 THE COURT:

Mr. Darden.

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

How long are we going to go, your Honor?

# 3 THE COURT:

About four minutes. Do you want to start now or do you want to start after lunch?

KEY QUOTE

# 4 MR. DARDEN:

If it is okay with you, I would like to start after lunch, your Honor.

# 5 THE COURT:

Mr. Valerie, I'm going to order you to come back then at 1:30 and we will resume with your cross-examination by Mr. Darden. You can step down now, Mr. Valerie. Ladies and gentlemen, please remember all of my admonitions. Don't discuss the case amongst yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you, do not anybody maybe to communicate with you with regard to the case. We will stand in recess until 1:30. And we will be in session today until 6:00.

# 6 MR. COCHRAN:

May we approach, your Honor?

# 7 (A conference was held at the bench, not reported.)

# 8 (At 11:57 A.M. the noon recess was taken until 1:30 P.M. of the same day.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

About four minutes. Do you want to start now or do you want to start after lunch?

Practical scheduling decision that deferred Darden's cross-examination to after the recess.

Lance A. Ito

We will stand in recess until 1:30. And we will be in session today until 6:00.

Sets the afternoon schedule, indicating a long session planned for the day.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Johnnie Cochran•Lance A. Ito

Cochran requested a bench conference just before the recess; the content was not reported.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6827 • 8 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103