All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. All counsel and Defendant are again present, Mr. Shapiro and Mr. Kelberg for these purposes. Mr. Kelberg, you had something?
Very briefly. I have informed Mr. Shapiro that Mr. Hernandez from the Coroner's office called. He found no such memorandum from the District Attorney's office concerning Dr. Golden. He did a record search. And then Dr. Lakshmanan tells me that apparently you had talked to Mr. Hernandez as well.
Apparently--apparently Mr. Shapiro had some information to the contrary, that there was some--some of these items in existence.
The form--Mr. Shapiro was going to show me a form which I am familiar with that's in the DME manual that is a suggested form to be used. But as to any completed form specifically with reference to Dr. Golden, the information is as I've indicated for the record. If Mr. Shapiro has something else, I will be glad to go back and search it out further.
Yes, we do, your Honor. We would ask the Court to direct Mr. Kelberg's attention to the case of George Wilson McGowan, M-C-G-O-W-A-N. The information that's been furnished to us is that there were direct orders issued by the Judge in that case to the District Attorney to notify the Coroner directly about errors that had taken place, and that resulted in a capital murder case being abruptly ended and the Judge making a finding of factual innocence.
Yes. I am going to get that right now. We're inundated with a mass of documents. So if the Court would bear with me for a moment.
We believe these were in response to Mr. Ralph Framalino's inquiry from the Los Angeles Times and it's referring to case no. 90-09679.
Yes. I'd like that to be available to the Court hopefully before the noon hour so counsel can have the opportunity to review the file, because I suspect it may be fodder for cross-examination.
For the record, your Honor, I have asked Dr. Lakshmanan to call Mr. Hernandez and have the entire case file with that number brought to the courtroom hopefully before the noon hour.
All right. Mr. Kelberg, do you have all the other exhibits handy that you need to proceed with?
Well, is there another member of your staff who can make this phone call on his behalf?
If Dr. Lakshmanan can give Mr. Lynch the phone number, Mr. Lynch can certainly make the call.
Well, your Honor, I hope the Court will understand the need to perhaps have a short period of the afternoon devoted to the completion of the time of death material since that appears to have been made a major issue, and I think the jury should have the benefit of as much information on it as scientifically as is available for their consideration.
Unfortunately, your Honor, my perspective in minutiae was raised long ago, and it's only at this point that we have an opportunity to show everyone it is minutiae.
KEY QUOTEI understand. I have one short area other than the one that we are discussing right now before I get into time of death.
The information that's been furnished to us is that there were direct orders issued by the Judge in that case to the District Attorney to notify the Coroner directly about errors that had taken place, and that resulted in a capital murder case being abruptly ended and the Judge making a finding of factual innocence.
Well, we spent a lot of time on relative minutiae.
Unfortunately, your Honor, my perspective in minutiae was raised long ago, and it's only at this point that we have an opportunity to show everyone it is minutiae.
I suspect it may be fodder for cross-examination.