procedural Prosecution continued its methodical forensic case through detailed testimony. Dr. Lakshmanan systematically presented Ron Goldman's injuries wound-by-wound, performing knife demonstrations and correlating stab wounds to autopsy documentation while addressing timeline questions and defending refinements to the original autopsy protocol. The court managed several procedural matters including a jury instruction cautioning against emotional reactions to graphic autopsy photographs, and the defense requested to skip the June 12 afternoon session (the murder anniversary), which Judge Ito declined.
- Dr. Lakshmanan performed knife demonstrations correlating Goldman's injuries to autopsy photographs and Dr. Golden's protocol
- Judge agreed to modified jury instruction cautioning against emotional reactions to autopsy evidence
- Defense requested to skip June 12 afternoon session due to murder anniversary significance; Judge Ito declined the request
- Dr. Lakshmanan addressed biomechanics of victim movement and his opinion that Goldman's injuries could have been inflicted in under one minute
- Detailed analysis of Goldman's complex neck and ear stab wounds and limitations in distinguishing knife blade characteristics