The prosecution asks OJ Simpson to try on both evidence gloves (the Bundy glove and the Rockingham glove) in front of the jury. Simpson puts them on over latex gloves, indicates his fingers don't fully seat, and tells the jury the gloves are too small. Darden attempts to direct Simpson to extend his fingers, make fists, and grasp a marker to counter the impression, with mixed results.
# 1 MR. DARDEN: Just a few, your Honor.
Richard Rubin, called as a witness by the People, having previously been sworn, testified further as follows:
REDIRECT EXAMINATION (RESUMED) BY MR. DARDEN
# 2 MR. DARDEN: Mr. Rubin, you said that eight percent of the gloves sold of the extra large, brown in color, Aris leather lights would be?
# 3 MR. RUBIN: Eight percent of the actual brown. Out of the 12 pair per prepack, one pair would be extra large.
# 4 MR. DARDEN: And so how many in 1990 then brown extra larges were sold?
# 5 MR. RUBIN: 300 totally available and possibly sold 200 to 240 depending upon the conditions.
# 6 MR. DARDEN: Okay. Your Honor, at this time, the People would ask that Mr. Simpson step forward and try on the glove recovered at Bundy as well as the glove recovered at Rockingham.
# 7 THE COURT: All right. Do you want to do that?
# 8 MR. COCHRAN: No objection, your Honor.
# 9 THE COURT: All right. He can do that seated there. All right. And I think so the jury can see, I'll ask Mr. Simpson to stand. All right. Mr. Darden, which glove do you have?
# 10 MR. DARDEN: This is the Bundy glove, your Honor.
# 11 THE COURT: All right.
# 12 MR. DARDEN: And after Mr. Simpson tries on the gloves, I would ask that he be required to step back over to the jury and again show him his bare hands.
# 13 THE COURT: Well, we'll get to that in a second. All right. The record should reflect that, as is our practice with these gloves, Mr. Simpson will have a pair of latex gloves on while doing this.
# 14 MR. DARDEN: I'm handing Mr. Simpson the left glove, Rockingham.
# 15 THE COURT: That's People's 77?
# 16 (The Defendant complies.) # 17 MR. DARDEN: Your Honor, apparently Mr. Simpson seems to be having a problem putting the glove on his hand.
KEY QUOTE # 18 MR. COCHRAN: Your Honor, I object to counsel's statements.
# 19 THE COURT: Sustained.
# 20 MR. COCHRAN: Thank you. Move to strike.
# 21 MR. DARDEN: I'd also like to hand Mr. Simpson the other glove. What exhibit number?
# 22 THE COURT: This is People's 164-A? Is that the right-hand glove?
# 23 MR. DARDEN: Yes, your Honor.
# 24 (The Defendant complies.) # 25 THE COURT: All right. Deputy Jex, would you just take a step back, please. Thank you. All right. The record should reflect that Mr. Simpson has both gloves--
# 26 MR. DARDEN: May he show his hands in front of the jury so that they can see--
# 28 MR. DARDEN: Mr. Simpson is indicating that his fingers aren't all the way into the gloves, your Honor.
# 29 THE COURT: All right. Thank you, counsel.
# 30 MR. DARDEN: Mr. Simpson told the jury that the gloves are too small.
KEY QUOTE # 31 THE COURT: All right.
# 32 MR. DARDEN: Your Honor, before Mr. Simpson goes back, can we ask him to replace the left glove onto his hand?
# 33 THE COURT: All right.
# 34 MR. DARDEN: Can we ask him to straighten his fingers and extend them into the glove as one normally might put a glove on?
# 36 MR. COCHRAN: Your Honor, object to this statement by counsel.
# 37 (The Defendant complies.) # 38 THE COURT: All right. He appears to have pulled the gloves on, counsel. All right. Would you show that to the jury, Mr. Simpson, in that manner?
# 39 (The Defendant complies.) # 40 THE COURT: Thank you. Other hand, please.
# 41 (The Defendant complies.) # 42 MR. DARDEN: Could we ask him to make a fist with his left hand with the gloves on, your Honor? Could we ask him to make a fist with his right hand while the gloves are on, your Honor?
# 43 (The Defendant complies.) # 44 THE COURT: He is doing both.
# 45 MR. DARDEN: Could we ask him to grasp an object in his hand, a marker perhaps, your Honor?
# 46 THE COURT: All right. Mr. Simpson.
# 47 (The Defendant complies.) # 48 MR. DARDEN: Would we ask him to grasp the marker in his hand like this, your Honor (indicating)?
# 49 MR. COCHRAN: Object to this, your Honor.
# 50 THE COURT: Yes. I agree.
# 51 MR. COCHRAN: Object to counsel--
# 52 MR. DARDEN: Could we ask him to completely grasp the marker in his hand?
# 54 MR. DARDEN: Whether raised or not?
# 56 (The Defendant complies.) # 57 THE COURT: All right. Thank you, counsel.
# 58 MR. COCHRAN: Thank you.
# 59 MR. DARDEN: Thank you. No longer an issue of cross-contamination, your Honor. I have nothing further. Well, strike that.
KEY QUOTE # 60 THE COURT: Mr. Cochran.
# 61 MR. DARDEN: I'm sorry. Can we approach one moment before we--could we approach one moment?
# 62 THE COURT: Yes, with the court reporter.