Jury instructions

📄 Jury instructions — Tuesday, June 13, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 94 of 167

◀ Sidebar (2) Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 5) ▶

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 1995 • Utterances: 12

Court reconvenes with the jury present after a brief pause. Judge Ito addresses jurors about the difficulty of recent testimony and invites them to request breaks if needed, then briefly exchanges quips with prosecutor Kelberg about remaining time-of-death testimony before directing him to proceed.

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

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record. Let's have the jurors, please.

# 3 (Brief pause.)

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

# 5 THE COURT:

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. All right. Let the record reflect that we have been rejoined by all the members of our jury panel. Ladies and gentlemen, if--this has been difficult testimony the last several days, and if at any time during these proceedings you feel uncomfortable and you need to take a break, just let me know, because I understand and we will take a break right away. But if you are feeling uncomfortable, don't hesitate to let us know or let the bailiffs know. Okay? All right. Mr. Kelberg, would you conclude your direct examination, please.

# 6 MR. KELBERG:

I'm moving in that direction, your Honor.

# 7 THE COURT:

All right. But I realize we still have time of death issues, don't we?

# 8 MR. KELBERG:

We certainly do, your Honor.

# 9 THE COURT:

I just remembered that.

# 10 MR. KELBERG:

I'm sure you wish you hadn't.

KEY QUOTE

# 11 THE COURT:

Proceed.

# 12 MR. KELBERG:

Very well.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

this has been difficult testimony the last several days, and if at any time during these proceedings you feel uncomfortable and you need to take a break, just let me know

Rare direct acknowledgment from the judge of the emotional weight of the medical/forensic testimony on jurors

Brian Kelberg

I'm sure you wish you hadn't.

Kelberg's dry response to Ito remembering time-of-death issues remain — one of the few light moments in an otherwise heavy phase of trial

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Brian Kelberg

Ito remembers time-of-death issues are still pending; Kelberg quips that the judge probably wishes he hadn't remembered

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Light Moments (1)

Brian Kelberg

Ito admits he 'just remembered' time-of-death issues remain; Kelberg jokes he's sure the judge wishes he hadn't

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6352 • 12 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103