Jury instructions

📄 Jury instructions — Wednesday, July 5, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 108 of 167

◀ Evening recess Cross-examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 4) ▶

Date: Wednesday, July 5, 1995 • Utterances: 7

A brief session resumption after a comfort break. Judge Ito thanks Cochran for flagging something via a post-it note, then warmly addresses the jury, praising their stamina and dedication before calling the next witness (Deedrick) and acknowledging F. Lee Bailey.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:)

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. All the parties are again present. Deputy Magnera, let's have the jurors, please. And, Mr. Cochran?

# 3 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes, your Honor.

# 4 THE COURT:

Thank you for being alert, that little post-it that came up.

# 5 MR. COCHRAN:

Oh, yes.

# 6 (The following proceedings were held in open court, in the presence of the jury:)

# 7 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. The record should reflect that we have all of our jurors back from our comfort break. Ladies and gentlemen, I just wanted to take this opportunity--you know, when we stop for our comfort breaks, I have to say that I appreciate your stamina, the dedication that you've given to this case. Nobody's gotten sick so we've had to stop the case. I mean you all are doing a great job. You're real troopers, and if we have to take a comfort break every now and again, well, you just sing out and let us know. All right. But hang in there. You're doing a great job. All right. Mr. Deedrick. In fact, I notice some of you have your fourth and fifth notebooks. Mr. Bailey.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

Nobody's gotten sick so we've had to stop the case. I mean you all are doing a great job. You're real troopers, and if we have to take a comfort break every now and again, well, you just sing out and let us know.

Illustrates Ito's warmer, more personal style of jury management — a brief morale boost mid-trial.

Lance A. Ito

I notice some of you have your fourth and fifth notebooks.

Offhand detail revealing the sheer volume of testimony the jury had already absorbed at this stage of the trial.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Johnnie Cochran

Ito thanks Cochran for alerting him to something via a post-it note before the jury entered — likely a procedural or scheduling matter raised during the break.

collegial

Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito

Ito praises jurors for their stamina, jokes that no one has gotten sick, and encourages them to 'sing out' whenever they need a comfort break.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6624 • 7 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103