Administrative matters: SDT compliance

📄 Administrative matters: SDT compliance — Wednesday, July 26, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 122 of 167

◀ Motion: leading questions for hostile witness Jury entrance ▶

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 1995 • Utterances: 13

Darden raised a compliance question about an SDT (subpoena duces tecum) served on the Defense for an audiotape from Gretchen Stockdale. Cochran deferred the matter to the following morning when Uelmen would address all pending motions. Clark briefly requested a moment for Fairtlough to reprint exhibits for the Martz cross-examination, which turned out to already be done.

# 1 MR. DARDEN:

Your Honor, additional matter.

# 2 THE COURT:

Mr. Darden, good afternoon.

# 3 MR. DARDEN:

Good afternoon, your Honor. We served the Defense yesterday with an SDT for a cassette tape provided the Defense by Gretchen Stockdale. May I inquire of the Defense if they intend to comply with the SDT for the audiotape today?

# 4 MR. COCHRAN:

As I understand it, your Honor, the Court granted leave for Mr. Uelmen to address all motions tomorrow morning. I think he will be addressing that at that time. If that is all right with the Court.

# 5 THE COURT:

All right.

# 6 MR. COCHRAN:

Very well.

# 7 THE COURT:

We will take it up tomorrow morning at nine o'clock. All right. Let's have the jurors, please.

# 8 MS. CLARK:

Can we just have a moment for Mr. Fairtlough to redo the printouts? The exposure was not good on the first set, and I would like to be able to use those with the jury during the cross-examination of Agent Martz.

# 9 THE COURT:

How long is this going to take, Mr. Fairtlough?

# 10 MR. FAIRTLOUGH:

I'm finished.

# 11 MS. CLARK:

Oh, well.

# 12 THE COURT:

It doesn't take long to capture; it just takes long to print it.

KEY QUOTE

# 13 (Brief pause.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Christopher Darden

We served the Defense yesterday with an SDT for a cassette tape provided the Defense by Gretchen Stockdale. May I inquire of the Defense if they intend to comply with the SDT for the audiotape today?

Reveals prosecution is pursuing a specific audiotape connected to Gretchen Stockdale via subpoena, suggesting its contents may be relevant to the case.

Lance A. Ito

It doesn't take long to capture; it just takes long to print it.

Casual aside showing Ito's familiarity with the technical process; lightens the procedural atmosphere.

Evidence (2)

Informal

Cassette tape provided to the Defense by Gretchen Stockdale, subject of an SDT

discussed, compliance pending

Informal

Printouts prepared by Fairtlough for use during cross-examination of Agent Martz

reprinted due to poor exposure on first set

Notable Exchanges (2)

Christopher Darden•Johnnie Cochran

Darden pressed for same-day SDT compliance on the Stockdale audiotape; Cochran deferred to Uelmen's scheduled motion argument the following morning.

strategic

Marcia Clark•Mr. Fairtlough•Lance A. Ito

Clark asked for a pause so Fairtlough could redo printouts, only to learn he had already finished.

light

Light Moments (2)

Marcia Clark

Clark asked for time to redo printouts, only to be told by Fairtlough mid-sentence that he was already done — prompting her deflated 'Oh, well.'

Lance A. Ito

Ito quipped 'It doesn't take long to capture; it just takes long to print it' — showing dry familiarity with the tech workflow.

Witness Demeanor

(Brief pause.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7037 • 13 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103