tense The defense escalated its campaign to impeach Detective Fuhrman's credibility by seeking approval for three additional witnesses while expert testimony from Professor MacDonell directly challenged the prosecution's interpretation of blood evidence on the socks. The court ordered a 402 hearing, beginning with reporter Tracie Savage, on a disputed KNBC DNA news leak that the defense argued supported reasonable doubt and the prosecution argued did not logically support evidence planting. The day ended prematurely due to a juror medical emergency.
- Judge Ito deferred ruling on three additional witnesses to impeach Detective Fuhrman by proving he lied about never using racial slurs.
- Professor MacDonell testified the bloody sock stain was a compression transfer with evidence of blood soaking through, contradicting prosecution expert Gary Sims.
- Court ordered a foundation hearing for Tracie Savage regarding the September 1994 KNBC sock-results report, which the defense argued preceded the relevant testing
- Judge Ito restricted the prosecution's ability to present Thano Peratis impeachment evidence to the rebuttal phase only.
- Court adjourned early due to a juror medical emergency.