📄 Prosecution rests — Thursday, July 6, 1995
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Prosecution rests

Date: Thursday, July 6, 1995 • Utterances: 8
The prosecution formally rested its case-in-chief, and Judge Ito dismissed the jury until Monday morning at 9:00 A.M. The judge explained that he needed to rule on which of the 488 offered exhibits would be received into evidence, plus handle additional motions with counsel — work that would occupy the rest of Thursday and Friday morning without the jury present.
1 THE COURT:

All right. People having rested, ladies and gentlemen, at this time in the case, the Prosecution, having rested the presentation of their case in chief, there are a few motions that I need to take up out of your presence. For example, I need to rule on which of the 488 exhibits that have been offered so far will be received into evidence. That will take me a few minutes. There are a couple of other motions that we will take up tomorrow morning that I need to spend with the lawyers. So we will be in recess as far as the jury is concerned until Monday morning at 9:00 o'clock. Monday morning at 9:00 o'clock, the Defense will then have the opportunity to call their first witness, and we will proceed at that time with the presentation of the Defense case. Please remember all of my admonitions to you. And just so you understand, we will be in session for the remainder of the day today and tomorrow morning, we'll be here working. But these are just a lot of matters that I need to take up. And because of the length and complexity of the case, it will take me some time to go through all these matters.

So you get to have another long weekend. I would like to trade places with you frankly. But--anybody want to trade? No. All right. Remember all my admonitions to you; don't discuss the case amongst yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, don't allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you. As far as the jury is concerned, we'll stand in recess until Monday at 9:00 A.M. we will take a brief break at this point, and then we'll wrap up a few loose ends here. All right.

2 (At 2:45 P.M., an adjournment was taken until, Friday, July 7, 1995, 9:00 A.M.)
3 (Pages 35233 through 35294, inclusive, sealed)
4 (Pages 35382 through 35386, inclusive, sealed)
5 APPEARANCES:

Janet M. Moxham, CSR #4588 Christine M. Olson, CSR #2378 official reporters

6 FOR THE PEOPLE:

Gil Garcetti, District Attorney by: Marcia R. Clark, William W. Hodgman, Christopher A. Darden, Cheri A. Lewis, Rockne P. Harmon, George W. Clarke, Scott M. Gordon Lydia C. Bodin, Hank M. Goldberg, Alan Yochelson and Darrell S. Mavis, Brian R. Kelberg, and Kenneth E. Lynch, Deputies 18-000 Criminal Courts Building 210 West Temple Street Los Angeles, California 90012

7 FOR THE DEFENDANT:

Robert L. Shapiro, Esquire Sara L. Caplan, Esquire 2121 Avenue of the Stars 19th floor Los Angeles, California 90067 Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Esquire by: Carl E. Douglas, Esquire Shawn Snider Chapman, Esquire 4929 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1010 Los Angeles, California 90010 Gerald F. Uelmen, Esquire Robert Kardashian, Esquire Alan Dershowitz, Esquire F. Lee Bailey, Esquire Barry Scheck, Esquire Peter Neufeld, Esquire Robert D. Blasier, Esquire William C. Thompson, Esquire

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I N D E X

Index for volume 181 pages 35395 - 35407

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Day date session page vol.

Thursday July 6, 1995 A.M. 35295 181 P.M. 35387 181

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8 LEGEND:

Ms. Clark-mc Mr. Hodgman-h Mr. Darden d Mr. Kahn-k Mr. Goldberg-gb Mr. Gordon-g Mr. Shapiro-s Mr. Cochran-c Mr. Douglas-cd Mr. Bailey-b Mr. Uelmen-u Mr. Scheck-bs Mr. Neufeld-n

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CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX OF WITNESSES

PEOPLE'S witnesses direct cross redirect recross vol.

Deedrick, 181 Douglas W. (Resumed) 35302B 35350C 35374B (Further) 35375C

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF WITNESSES

WITNESSES direct cross redirect recross vol.

Deedrick, 181 Douglas W. (Resumed) 35302B 35350C 35374B (Further) 35375C

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EXHIBITS

PEOPLE'S for in exhibit identification evidence page vol. Page vol.

1233 - Article 35301 181 entitled "The selection of noncorrelated thin layer chromatographic (TLC) solvent systems for the comparison of dyes extracted from the transferred fibers"

1234 - 1-page document 35347 181 depicting 5 computer photographs of the slide presentation re hairs and fibers

1235 - 18-page document 35373 181 described as the notes of Douglas W. Deedrick

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (3)

Lance A. Ito
I need to rule on which of the 488 exhibits that have been offered so far will be received into evidence.
Signals the sheer volume of evidentiary material accumulated — 488 exhibits — requiring judicial review before the defense case begins.
Lance A. Ito
I would like to trade places with you frankly. But--anybody want to trade? No.
A rare moment of levity from the bench, acknowledging the jury's long weekend while the court continues working.
Lance A. Ito
Monday morning at 9:00 o'clock, the Defense will then have the opportunity to call their first witness, and we will proceed at that time with the presentation of the Defense case.
Formally marks the transition from prosecution case-in-chief to the defense case — a major structural milestone in the trial.

Evidence (4)

Informal
488 total exhibits offered by the prosecution throughout its case-in-chief, pending judicial ruling on admissibility
discussed — judge to rule on which are received into evidence
People's 1233
Article entitled 'The selection of noncorrelated thin layer chromatographic (TLC) solvent systems for the comparison of dyes extracted from the transferred fibers'
identified in index (from Deedrick testimony earlier in session)
People's 1234
1-page document depicting 5 computer photographs of slide presentation re hairs and fibers
identified in index (from Deedrick testimony earlier in session)
People's 1235
18-page document described as the notes of Douglas W. Deedrick
identified in index (from Deedrick testimony earlier in session)

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Itojury
Judge explains the jury will have a long weekend while court continues working on motions and exhibit rulings, then jokes he'd trade places with them.
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Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito
Judge says 'I would like to trade places with you frankly. But--anybody want to trade? No.' — addressing the jury about their long weekend.

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 6663 • 8 utterances
Criminal Trial
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