Recess

📄 Recess — Wednesday, July 19, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 118 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of John Meraz (part 4) In chambers: blood splattering ▶

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 1995 • Utterances: 6

Judge Ito called a sidebar conference and then dismissed the jury for the noon recess, instructing them to return at 1:30 PM. Standard admonitions were given to jurors not to discuss the case or form opinions.

# 1 THE COURT:

All right. I need to talk to counsel at the side bar. With that, I think we will take our recess at this point. All right. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to take our recess for the morning session. Please remember all of my admonitions to you. Don't discuss the case amongst yourselves, form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you. Let's have it quiet, please. Or allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case. We will stand in recess until 1;15. Mr. Meraz, you may step down. You are ordered to come back at 1:30.

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

# 3 (At 12:06 P.M. the noon recess was taken until 1:30 P.M. of the same day.)

# 4 (Appearances as heretofore noted.)

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

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

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

Don't discuss the case amongst yourselves, form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you.

Standard jury admonition given at each recess throughout the trial.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6930 • 6 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103