Recess

📄 Recess — Thursday, July 13, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 114 of 167

◀ Motion: third party culpability Afternoon session opening ▶

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

Judge Ito called a 15-minute recess for the court reporter. Before the break, prosecutor Christopher Darden raised a discovery concern, noting that Cochran had referenced conversations between witness Christian Reichardt and Nicole Brown that Darden had not received in discovery. Darden also requested to submit personal notes to the court ex parte on a California Penal Code section 1054 (discovery) issue related to Reichardt.

# 1 THE COURT:

All right. Let's take a recess, 15, for the court reporter.

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

May I just address the Court for fifteen seconds? I just heard Mr. Cochran mention the contents or apparently some conversations Mr. Reichardt had with Nicole Brown. I have not seen that in any discovery and he is their witness and I would like that, if at all possible. In addition, on the 1054 issue as it relates to Christian Reichardt, I have my notes, some notes, personal notes that I would like to hand to the Court on the 1054 issue, ex parte.

# 3 MS. LEWIS:

1054.07.

# 4 THE COURT:

Hand it to Mrs.--

# 5 MR. DARDEN:

1054.07.

# 6 THE COURT:

Hand to it Mrs. Robertson, please, and we will take 15.

# 7 MS. LEWIS:

Thank you, your Honor.

# 8 (Recess.)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Christopher Darden

I just heard Mr. Cochran mention the contents or apparently some conversations Mr. Reichardt had with Nicole Brown. I have not seen that in any discovery and he is their witness and I would like that, if at all possible.

Darden flags a potential discovery violation — the defense may be withholding witness statements from the prosecution.

Christopher Darden

I have my notes, some notes, personal notes that I would like to hand to the Court on the 1054 issue, ex parte.

Darden seeks to communicate privately with the judge outside the presence of defense counsel on the discovery dispute.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Lance A. Ito

Darden flagged that Cochran referenced Reichardt-Nicole conversations not produced in discovery and requested to submit ex parte notes on the section 1054 issue before the recess.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6804 • 8 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103