Jury instruction: conduct during recess

📄 Jury instruction: conduct during recess — Monday, March 13, 1995

Address:

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TRIAL

▲ Day 36 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (morning, part 3) Noon recess ▶

Date: Monday, March 13, 1995 • Utterances: 3

Judge Ito dismissed the jury for the morning recess with standard admonitions about not discussing the case or forming opinions. He also excused Detective Fuhrman until the afternoon session at 1:30.

# 1 THE COURT:

IT IS. ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR RECESS FOR THE MORNING SESSION. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITIONS TO YOU; DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONGST YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU, DO NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO APPROACH YOU OR COMMUNICATE WITH YOU WITH REGARD TO THE CASE. DETECTIVE FUHRMAN, YOU ARE EXCUSED UNTIL 1:30.

# 2 THE WITNESS:

YES, YOUR HONOR.

# 3 THE COURT:

WE'LL STAND IN RECESS, 1:30.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONGST YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU, DO NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO APPROACH YOU OR COMMUNICATE WITH YOU WITH REGARD TO THE CASE.

Standard but legally critical jury admonitions given at every recess to protect the integrity of the verdict.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5268 • 3 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103