📄 Equipment removal — Tuesday, June 20, 1995
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▲ Day 99 of 167

Equipment removal

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 1995 • Utterances: 12
A brief administrative break following Gary Sims's testimony, during which the court dismissed the witness with pleasantries, arranged for the removal of large DNA equipment ('the monster'), and the prosecution indicated they needed to confer with the court before calling their next witness.
1 (Discussion held off the record between the Deputy District Attorneys.)
2 THE COURT:

Mr. Harmon.

3 MR. HARMON:

No further questions, your Honor.

4 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you very much, Mr. Sims. Good to see you again.

5 MR. SIMS:

Thank you, your Honor. Good to see you again.

6 THE COURT:

All right.

7 MR. SCHECK:

I think he has a very nice haircut.

KEY QUOTE
8 THE COURT:

Almost as nice as mine. All right. All right. Mr. Harmon, can we get the monster out of here? Mr. Wooden, would you assist him on that, please.

KEY QUOTE
9 (Brief pause.)
10 THE COURT:

All right. Do the People have their next witness available?

11 MS. CLARK:

We need to confer with the Court concerning that.

12 THE COURT:

All right.

Temperature

light

Key Quotes (3)

Barry Scheck
I think he has a very nice haircut.
Rare moment of cross-aisle levity from Scheck, directed at departing witness Gary Sims.
Lance A. Ito
Almost as nice as mine.
Ito plays along, showing the relaxed tone at the close of testimony.
Lance A. Ito
Mr. Harmon, can we get the monster out of here?
Casual reference to the large DNA equipment used during Sims's testimony, revealing courtroom familiarity with the apparatus.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Barry ScheckLance A. Ito
Scheck comments on Sims's haircut; Ito one-ups him by comparing it favorably to his own.
playful

Light Moments (2)

Barry Scheck / Lance A. Ito
Scheck and Ito trade jokes about Gary Sims's haircut as he's excused from the stand.
Lance A. Ito
Ito refers to the large DNA display equipment as 'the monster' and asks Harmon to get it removed.

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 6469 • 12 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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