The trial entered a new procedural phase as the People called Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, LA County's Chief Medical Examiner, to provide expert testimony on autopsy evidence. After extensive credential-building, Sathyavagiswaran signaled he would evaluate whether Dr. Irwin Golden made errors in the original autopsies. The day was marked by heated disputes over jury instructions regarding prior sanctions against the prosecution and defense discovery requests for Golden's performance records.

• Trial transitions to new procedural phase focusing on expert forensic testimony
• Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, LA County CME, takes stand with six board certifications
• CME signals he will evaluate errors made by original pathologist Dr. Irwin Golden
• Autopsy and crime scene photographs admitted with limited cropping for expert testimony
• Heated bench conference erupts over jury instructions regarding prior sanctions against prosecution
• Defense seeks Dr. Golden's performance review records via subpoena