Redirect examination of Raymond Kilduff

📄 Redirect examination of Raymond Kilduff — Thursday, July 13, 1995

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▲ Day 114 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Raymond Kilduff Recross-examination of Raymond Kilduff ▶

Witness: Raymond Kilduff
Examiner: Robert Shapiro
Called by: Defense • Date: Thursday, July 13, 1995 • Utterances: 17

Robert Shapiro conducts a brief redirect examination of Raymond Kilduff, a witness called under subpoena by the prosecution. Shapiro establishes that Kilduff was never notified he would be a prosecution witness and emphasizes that his testimony — that he saw Simpson outside the O'Hare plaza with a bandaged, bleeding finger on June 13th — is unambiguous and certain.

# 1 (Discussion held off the record between the Deputy District Attorneys.)

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

Thank you, sir.

# 3 THE COURT:

Mr. Shapiro.

# 4 MR. SHAPIRO:

Thank you very much, your Honor.

REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. SHAPIRO

# 5 MR. SHAPIRO:

After your two interviews with the police from Chicago and Los Angeles, were you ever notified that you would be called as a witness for the Prosecution in this case?

# 6 MR. KILDUFF:

No.

# 7 MR. SHAPIRO:

You're here under subpoena?

# 8 MR. KILDUFF:

Yes.

# 9 MR. SHAPIRO:

And you're here because you have been required to and have told the truth in your testimony?

# 10 MR. DARDEN:

Objection. It's leading, your Honor.

# 11 MR. KILDUFF:

Yes.

# 12 THE COURT:

Overruled.

# 13 MR. SHAPIRO:

How sure are you that on June the 13th, on the way to the airport, that you saw our client, Mr. Simpson, in your vehicle and that he had a finger that was bandaged and that blood was coming through?

# 14 MR. DARDEN:

Objection. Compound and it's leading.

# 15 THE COURT:

Overruled. You can answer the question.

# 16 MR. KILDUFF:

The way the question was stated, it wasn't in my vehicle. When he was outside, I saw, and there's no doubt in my mind that I saw it outside the O'Hare plaza.

KEY QUOTE

# 17 MR. SHAPIRO:

Thank you very much. Nothing further. Thank you for coming all this way.

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Raymond Kilduff

The way the question was stated, it wasn't in my vehicle. When he was outside, I saw, and there's no doubt in my mind that I saw it outside the O'Hare plaza.

Kilduff corrects a factual imprecision in Shapiro's compound question while firmly reaffirming his core observation — that Simpson had a bandaged, bleeding finger — with no equivocation.

Raymond Kilduff

No.

Kilduff confirms he was never notified he would be a prosecution witness, reinforcing the defense's framing that he is a reluctant, subpoenaed witness whose testimony is therefore more credible.

Robert Shapiro

Thank you very much. Nothing further. Thank you for coming all this way.

Shapiro closes warmly, underlining Kilduff's sympathetic status as a compelled witness who traveled from Chicago.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Robert Shapiro•Raymond Kilduff

Shapiro asks a compound leading question about Simpson being in Kilduff's vehicle with a bandaged bleeding finger; Kilduff corrects the premise (it was outside, not inside the vehicle) while fully affirming the substance of the observation.

revealing

Objections

2 objections (0 sustained, 2 overruled)

Proceeding 6834 • 17 utterances • Defense witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103