Jury instructions

📄 Jury instructions — Tuesday, July 18, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 117 of 167

◀ Recross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 2) Direct examination of Juanita Moore ▶

Date: Tuesday, July 18, 1995 • Utterances: 16

Judge Ito dismissed the jury for the noon recess with standard admonitions, then reconvened in open court without the jury to briefly address outstanding discovery and witness disclosure issues. Cochran deferred those issues to Dean Uelmen and identified Juanita Moore as the defense's next witness.

# 1 THE COURT:

Doctor, thanks a lot. All right. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to take our break for the noon hour. Please remember all of my admonitions to you. Don't discuss the case among yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you, do not allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case. We will stand in recess. 1:45. All right.

# 2 (At 12:22 P.M. the noon recess was taken until 1:45 P.M. of the same day.)

# 3 (Appearances as heretofore noted.)

# 4 (Janet M. Moxham, CSR no. 4855, official reporter.)

# 5 (Christine M. Olson, CSR no. 2378, official reporter.)

# 6 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:)

# 7 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. All parties are again present. Counsel, did we have a chance to resolve any of those discovery and/or witness disclosure issues?

# 8 MR. COCHRAN:

I'm not sure. Dean Uelmen is here for us. If the Court wants to allow us a couple minutes--I'm not sure--since we left at 12:20--but it might be wise--whatever your Honor wants to do--if you want to have those lawyers working on that step outside and have us continue on, we will be willing to do that, your Honor.

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# 9 THE COURT:

Yes. All right. Do we have our next witness?

# 10 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes. Our next witness is present.

# 11 THE COURT:

All right.

# 12 MR. COCHRAN:

By the time we break or get word, I'll give the Court a report. I don't know who's handling it for the People.

# 13 THE COURT:

All right. Let's have the jurors. Who's our next witness, Mr. Cochran?

# 14 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes.

# 15 THE COURT:

Who is our next witness?

# 16 MR. COCHRAN:

Juanita Moore, your Honor.

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (3)

Lance A. Ito

Don't discuss the case among yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you, do not allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case.

Standard jury admonition, reflecting the civil trial's ongoing concern with jury insulation.

Johnnie Cochran

Dean Uelmen is here for us. If the Court wants to allow us a couple minutes--I'm not sure--since we left at 12:20--but it might be wise--whatever your Honor wants to do--if you want to have those lawyers working on that step outside and have us continue on, we will be willing to do that, your Honor.

Signals unresolved discovery/witness disclosure disputes being handled by separate counsel, suggesting active litigation over what evidence or witnesses remain contested.

Johnnie Cochran

Juanita Moore, your Honor.

Names the defense's next witness, the only substantive new information in the proceeding.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Johnnie Cochran

Ito asks whether discovery and witness disclosure issues were resolved during the recess; Cochran defers to Dean Uelmen and offers to let those attorneys work separately while proceedings continue.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6885 • 16 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103