Lunch recess

📄 Lunch recess — Monday, July 24, 1995

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Date: Monday, July 24, 1995 • Utterances: 4

Judge Ito called a lunch recess, noting he had lost track of the clock. He instructed the jury on standard admonitions and directed the witness, Dr. Fredric Rieders, to return at 1:00 P.M.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court:)

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Ladies and gentlemen, I wasn't paying attention to the clock, otherwise I would have taken a recess at this point, so we are going to take our recess for the lunch hour. Please remember all my admonitions to you. Don't discuss the case among yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't allow anybody to communicate with you, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you. We will stand in recess until 1:00 P.M. doctor, you can step down. You are ordered to come back at 1:00 P.M.

# 3 DR. RIEDERS:

Thank you.

# 4 (Recess.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

I wasn't paying attention to the clock, otherwise I would have taken a recess at this point

Rare moment of the judge acknowledging an oversight, adding a human touch to the proceedings.

Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito

Judge Ito admitted he lost track of time, offering a candid, self-deprecating aside before calling the recess.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6997 • 4 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103