Redirect examination of Willie Ford (part 2)

📄 Redirect examination of Willie Ford (part 2) — Thursday, July 20, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 119 of 167

◀ Recross-examination of Willie Ford Witness excused, recess ▶

Witness: Willie Ford
Examiner: Johnnie Cochran
Called by: Defense • Date: Thursday, July 20, 1995 • Utterances: 12

A very brief redirect examination in which Cochran attempts to ask Ford about Detective Luper taking a glove from Simpson's closet. The question is immediately objected to and sustained, with Judge Ito redirecting Cochran to call Detective Luper as a witness instead. Cochran accepts this and the examination ends.

# 1 MR. COCHRAN:

One last question, your Honor.

FURTHER REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. COCHRAN

# 2 MR. COCHRAN:

Are you aware that Detective Luper took that glove from Mr. Simpson's closet?

# 3 MR. DARDEN:

Objection, your Honor.

# 4 THE COURT:

Sustained. Sustained.

# 5 MR. COCHRAN:

May I seek to rephrase it?

# 6 THE COURT:

He testified he has no idea how it got there. Sustained.

KEY QUOTE

# 7 MR. COCHRAN:

May I ask one other question in that regard?

# 8 THE COURT:

You can call Detective Luper if you want.

KEY QUOTE

# 9 MR. COCHRAN:

Call Luper. All right. We will call Luper. Thank you very much.

KEY QUOTE

# 10 THE COURT:

Anything else?

# 11 MR. DARDEN:

No.

# 12 MR. COCHRAN:

No questions.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Lance A. Ito

He testified he has no idea how it got there. Sustained.

Ito summarizes Ford's prior testimony to explain why Cochran's question is improper — Ford lacks the foundation to answer it.

Lance A. Ito

You can call Detective Luper if you want.

Ito essentially tells the defense how to properly get the evidence in — a practical redirect that shapes the defense's next move.

Johnnie Cochran

Call Luper. All right. We will call Luper. Thank you very much.

Cochran accepts the court's guidance and publicly commits to calling Luper, signaling the defense's intent to pursue the glove-handling issue through proper testimony.

Evidence (1)

Informal

A glove allegedly taken from Simpson's closet by Detective Luper

referenced but question blocked; witness previously testified he had no idea how it got there

Notable Exchanges (1)

Johnnie Cochran•Lance A. Ito

Cochran tries twice to get a question about Luper in; Ito blocks both attempts but offers a practical alternative — call Luper directly.

strategic

Objections

1 objections (1 sustained, 0 overruled)

Proceeding 6976 • 12 utterances • Defense witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103