📄 Redirect examination of Sam Poser — Tuesday, June 20, 1995
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▲ Day 99 of 167

Redirect examination of Sam Poser

Witness: Samuel Poser
Examiner: Hank Goldberg
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Tuesday, June 20, 1995 • Utterances: 30
Goldberg conducts a brief redirect of shoe expert Samuel Poser, establishing that the Bloomingdale's records shown to Poser on cross were incomplete — only three receipts, one of which was for women's shoes — and do not account for all four or five occasions Poser sold shoes to OJ Simpson. Goldberg also re-confirms that Simpson wore a size 12 in every shoe Poser sold him, reinforcing the fit of the Bruno Magli Lorenzo style.
1 THE COURT:

Mr. Goldberg.

2 MR. GOLDBERG:

Just briefly.

REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. GOLDBERG

3 MR. GOLDBERG:

Sir, you were asked whether you were shown some documents from Bloomingdales constituting records of shoe purchases?

4 MR. Poser:

Yes.

5 MR. GOLDBERG:

Do you recall that? How many were you shown, if you recall?

6 MR. Poser:

I believe three.

7 MR. GOLDBERG:

And was one of them for women's shoes?

8 MR. Poser:

One of them I didn't recognize the numbers on.

9 MR. GOLDBERG:

If we--if I approached and showed you three documents, might that refresh your recollection?

10 MR. Poser:

Yes, it would.

11 THE COURT:

Mr. Poser, you are going to have to keep your voice up. Excuse me. Excuse me. Would you pull the microphone a little closer to you and speak directly into it.

12 MR. Poser:

Sure. Sorry about that.

13 THE COURT:

Proceed.

14 MR. GOLDBERG:

Sorry, your Honor.

15 THE COURT:

All right.

16 MR. GOLDBERG:

The numbers are 1540, 1509 and 1529 from discovery.

17 (Discussion held off the record between Deputy District Attorney and Defense counsel.)
18 MR. GOLDBERG:

Sir, can you take a look at these and see whether these are the receipts that you saw?

19 MR. Poser:

(Witness complies.) Yes, these are.

20 MR. GOLDBERG:

And was one of those for women's shoes?

21 MR. Poser:

One of them is not for men's shoes. I assume this is the one.

KEY QUOTE
22 MR. GOLDBERG:

Okay. So if you sold shoes to the Defendant on four or five occasions, would that seem to indicate that at least, insofar as the records you've seen, we do not have a record for each of those occasions?

KEY QUOTE
23 MR. Poser:

Correct.

24 MR. GOLDBERG:

Now, if you had sold the Defendant--if you had--if the Defendant had wanted to purchase Bruno Magli shoes from you, the Lorenzo style, would you have sold him size 12 shoes?

25 MR. Poser:

Yes.

26 MR. GOLDBERG:

And he took size 12 in every shoe that you sold?

27 MR. Poser:

As I recall, yes.

28 MR. GOLDBERG:

Okay. And was it your business to know someone's shoe size when you were selling them shoes?

29 MR. Poser:

Definitely, yes.

30 MR. GOLDBERG:

Thank you. Thank you. I have nothing further.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Samuel Poser
One of them is not for men's shoes. I assume this is the one.
Undermines the defense's use of Bloomingdale's records — one of three receipts shown to him wasn't even for men's shoes, weakening any inference drawn from the records.
Hank Goldberg
So if you sold shoes to the Defendant on four or five occasions, would that seem to indicate that at least, insofar as the records you've seen, we do not have a record for each of those occasions?
Closes the loop on the records gap — the absence of a receipt doesn't mean the purchase didn't happen.
Samuel Poser
As I recall, yes.
Reaffirms Simpson consistently wore size 12 across all purchases, supporting the prosecution's shoe-size argument.

Evidence (1)

Discovery 1540, 1509, 1529
Three Bloomingdale's shoe purchase records shown to Poser on cross-examination
discussed; Poser confirms one is not for men's shoes

Notable Exchanges (1)

Hank GoldbergSamuel Poser
Goldberg uses the incomplete records against the defense — getting Poser to confirm that three receipts don't account for all four or five sales to Simpson, and that one receipt wasn't even for men's shoes.
strategic

Witness Demeanor

(Witness complies.) — Poser reviews the three documents before answering.
Judge Ito admonishes Poser to speak up and pull the microphone closer.

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 6461 • 30 utterances • Prosecution witness
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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