Dr. Bruce Weir finished his testimony and stepped down, after which a noon recess was taken from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the request of the next witness. Following the recess, Dr. William Shields was called by the defense and sworn in as a section 402 witness.
# 1 THE COURT: All right. Thank you very much, doctor. You may step down.
# 2 DR. WEIR: Thank you, sir. Shall I leave these here?
# 3 THE COURT: Why don't you take them with you. Mr. Clarke, anything else?
# 4 MR. CLARKE: No, thank you, your Honor.
# 5 THE COURT: All right. Mr. Thompson.
# 6 MR. THOMPSON: I would like to call Dr. Shields.
# 7 THE COURT: All right. Dr. Shields.
# 8 MR. THOMPSON: Proceed now?
# 9 THE COURT: Please. We have the jury coming in at 1:30, so let's go. Do you need to change court reporters? Change paper?
KEY QUOTE # 10 (Shakes head from side to side.) # 11 MR. THOMPSON: Dr. Shields would like a five-minute break.
# 12 THE COURT: Okay. Five minutes.
# 13 (At 12:00 P.M. the noon recess was taken until 1:00 P.M. of the same day.) # 14 (Appearances as heretofore noted.) # 15 (Janet M. Moxham, CSR no. 4855, official reporter.) # 16 (Christine M. Olson, CSR no. 2378, official reporter.) # 17 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:) # 18 THE COURT: Good afternoon, counsel. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. You can call your next witness.
# 19 MR. COCHRAN: Dr. William Shields.
William Shields (402), called as a witness by the Defendant, pursuant to evidence code section 402, was sworn and testified as follows:
# 20 THE CLERK: Raise your right hand, please. You do solemnly swear that the testimony you may give in the cause now pending before this court, shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
# 22 THE CLERK: Please have a seat in the witness stand and state and spell your first and last names for the record.
# 23 DR. SHIELDS: William Shields, W-I-L-L-I-A-M S-H-I-E-L-D-S.
# 24 THE CLERK: Thank you.
# 25 THE COURT: All right. Good afternoon, doctor.
# 26 DR. SHIELDS: Good afternoon.