📄 Witness transition — Thursday, July 13, 1995
📅 Jul 13 — Day 114
🛡️ Johnnie Cochran⚖️ Lance A. Ito
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▲ Day 114 of 167

Witness transition

Date: Thursday, July 13, 1995 • Utterances: 10
A brief pause between witnesses as the court addressed a juror running out of pen ink. The moment produced light commentary from Shapiro and Ito before Cochran called the next witness, Mark Partridge.
1 MR. COCHRAN:

We next call--

2 MR. DARDEN:

May we confer a moment before we call the next witness, just for a couple minutes?

3 THE COURT:

All right. Deputy long, why don't you grab the cup there.

4 MR. DARDEN:

Oh, I'm sorry, your Honor.

5 MR. COCHRAN:

Your Honor, one of the jurors needs a pen.

6 MR. SHAPIRO:

One of the jurors was trying to get my attention.

7 THE COURT:

No. The jurors are trying to summon the bailiff, that they have run out of another pen.

8 MR. SHAPIRO:

That's a good sign, Judge.

KEY QUOTE
9 THE COURT:

Well, I notice I think one of our jurors has six notebooks. All right. Mr. Cochran, Mr. Darden, are we ready to proceed?

KEY QUOTE
10 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes, we are, your Honor. Mr. Mark Partridge, if the Court pleases.

Temperature

light

Key Quotes (2)

Robert Shapiro
That's a good sign, Judge.
Shapiro's quip that jurors running out of pens signals they are taking diligent notes — a rare light moment.
Lance A. Ito
I notice I think one of our jurors has six notebooks.
The judge's dry observation underscores just how much note-taking is happening in this trial.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Robert ShapiroLance A. Ito
Shapiro jokes that a juror running out of pen ink is 'a good sign'; Ito one-ups him by noting one juror has filled six notebooks.
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Light Moments (1)

Robert Shapiro / Lance A. Ito
Juror runs out of pen ink mid-trial; Shapiro calls it 'a good sign' about juror engagement; Ito notes one juror has six notebooks.

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 6836 • 10 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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