Jury targeting motion scheduling

📄 Jury targeting motion scheduling — Tuesday, June 6, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 89 of 167

◀ Appearances and opening Motion: public access to autopsy photographs ▶

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 1995 • Utterances: 18

Cochran requests the court schedule a previously filed motion regarding whether certain jurors were targeted. The court proposes the afternoon of June 16th; Cochran pushes for an earlier date if possible, noting that Alan Dershowitz would be traveling in for the hearing. Darden offered no objection.

# 1 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes, your Honor. One matter, if the Court pleases. Good morning, your Honor.

# 2 THE COURT:

Good morning, Mr. Cochran.

# 3 MR. COCHRAN:

Your Honor will recall, and we had previously filed a motion regarding the jury and whether or not certain jurors were targeted. I think that given the recent circumstances we would like to have that motion set for hearing, and I wanted to ask the Court to set it as soon as possible, at least let's talk about some dates, given our upcoming statement.

# 4 THE COURT:

How about the afternoon of June 16th?

# 5 MR. COCHRAN:

Umm, your Honor, that might--may I confer just a second, your Honor?

# 6 THE COURT:

Yes.

# 7 (Discussion held off the record between Defense counsel.)

# 8 MR. COCHRAN:

Your Honor, I was going to suggest we would like to have the motion heard absolutely as soon as possible. If we are to be dark on Monday, if the Coroner is still on the stand, we would be willing to do it as early as the 12th, and I think Mr. Dershowitz will be coming out also for that motion, so we would like the earliest possible date next week. And we understand with our increased schedule it will be tough. We don't want to set it of course at five o'clock.

# 9 THE COURT:

That is why I'm suggesting the afternoon of June 16th.

# 10 MR. COCHRAN:

We want to do it as soon as possible. If something brakes loose earlier and we get an afternoon, will the Court consider that?

# 11 THE COURT:

I will consider that certainly.

# 12 MR. COCHRAN:

All right. So we need Mr. Dershowitz time to get here.

# 13 THE COURT:

If we schedule it for the 16th, but you have to understand I have a 1026 hearing also set for that afternoon.

# 14 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes, I understand. You have other cases, your Honor?

# 15 THE COURT:

Yes, I do.

# 16 MR. COCHRAN:

I used to also, your Honor. The 16th, and perhaps we can move it up.

KEY QUOTE

# 17 THE COURT:

Mr. Darden, any comment on that?

# 18 (Shakes head from side to side.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Johnnie Cochran

given the recent circumstances we would like to have that motion set for hearing, and I wanted to ask the Court to set it as soon as possible

Signals urgency around the jury-targeting motion, implying something recent had triggered renewed concern

Johnnie Cochran

I used to also, your Honor.

Wry aside when the judge mentions having other cases — a rare moment of levity from Cochran

Notable Exchanges (2)

Lance A. Ito•Johnnie Cochran

Back-and-forth over scheduling the jury-targeting motion; Cochran pushes for June 12th, court offers June 16th afternoon while noting a competing 1026 hearing that day

collegial

Lance A. Ito•Christopher Darden

Judge asks Darden for comment; Darden simply shakes his head, declining to weigh in on the scheduling

procedural

Light Moments (1)

Johnnie Cochran

After Judge Ito mentions he has other cases, Cochran quips 'I used to also, your Honor' — a self-deprecating nod to how all-consuming the Simpson trial had become

Witness Demeanor

(Discussion held off the record between Defense counsel.)

(Shakes head from side to side.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6280 • 18 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103