Administrative matters

📄 Administrative matters — Monday, June 26, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 103 of 167

◀ Recess Redirect examination of Dr. Bruce Weir (part 2) ▶

Date: Monday, June 26, 1995 • Utterances: 14

Brief pre-session check-in before the jury rejoined. Marcia Clark asked to see Judge Ito's cup, which turned out to be a Father's Day gift, prompting a light exchange. Carl Douglas then raised a concern about receiving 33 pages of notes from witness Susan Brockbank only that afternoon, with insufficient time to prepare cross-examination.

# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:)

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. All parties are again present. Counsel, anything we need to take up before we ask the jurors to rejoin us?

# 3 MS. CLARK:

Yes, your Honor. Could I see the cup again?

# 4 THE COURT:

No. You don't really want to see this. One of my father's day presents.

KEY QUOTE

# 5 MS. CLARK:

It's beautiful.

# 6 THE COURT:

Thank you.

# 7 MS. CLARK:

That's all.

# 8 THE COURT:

That's it? All right. Let's have the jurors, please. Mr. Douglas.

# 9 MR. DOUGLAS:

Your Honor, I was just given at the break 33 pages of notes including perhaps 28 pages of handwritten notes by Miss Susan Brockbank and a five-page report. Messers Blasier and Bailey are in the back reviewing the documents, but expressed some amount of concern at the process of having to cross-examine a witness today upon receiving rough notes from that witness only this afternoon.

KEY QUOTE

# 10 THE COURT:

Well, why don't we take that up as soon as we conclude Dr. Weir, assuming we are going to conclude Dr. Weir this afternoon.

# 11 MR. DOUGLAS:

Very well.

# 12 THE COURT:

All right. Mr. Clarke, do you have much more?

# 13 MR. CLARKE:

No.

# 14 THE COURT:

All right. Let's have the jurors, please.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

No. You don't really want to see this. One of my father's day presents.

Rare moment of levity with the judge deflecting a request with humor about a personal item.

Carl Douglas

I was just given at the break 33 pages of notes including perhaps 28 pages of handwritten notes by Miss Susan Brockbank and a five-page report.

Defense flags a late disclosure issue that could affect their ability to cross-examine an upcoming witness.

Evidence (1)

Informal

33 pages of notes (28 handwritten) and a 5-page report from witness Susan Brockbank

disclosed to defense late, prompting concern

Notable Exchanges (1)

Carl Douglas•Lance A. Ito

Douglas alerts the court that Blasier and Bailey are reviewing late-disclosed witness notes and may not be ready to cross-examine that day; Ito defers the issue until after Dr. Weir's testimony concludes.

procedural

Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito

Marcia Clark asked to see the judge's cup; Ito deflected by revealing it was a Father's Day gift, and Clark called it 'beautiful.'

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6547 • 14 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103