Jury admonition

📄 Jury admonition — Tuesday, March 14, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 37 of 167

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 1995 • Utterances: 2

Judge Ito dismisses the jury for an early lunch recess, delivering the standard admonition not to discuss or form opinions about the case. He orders Detective Fuhrman to step down from the stand and return at 1:30, and asks counsel to remain in court so he can address an unspecified matter before proceedings continue.

# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT:)

# 2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THERE IS SOMETHING I NEED TO LOOK AT BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY FURTHER, AND GIVEN THE HOUR, I'M GOING TO TAKE OUR RECESS FOR THE LUNCH HOUR JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLY. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION TO YOU. DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG 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 COMMUNICATE WITH YOU WITH REGARD TO THE CASE. DETECTIVE FUHRMAN, YOU ARE ORDERED TO STEP DOWN. YOU ARE ORDERED TO COME BACK AT 1:30. AND COUNSEL, LET ME ASK YOU TO REMAIN SO THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO CLEAR THE COURTROOM FOR THE JURY, PLEASE.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

THERE IS SOMETHING I NEED TO LOOK AT BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY FURTHER

Signals an unresolved issue requiring a sidebar or chambers discussion, the nature of which is not revealed in this proceeding.

Lance A. Ito

DETECTIVE FUHRMAN, YOU ARE ORDERED TO STEP DOWN. YOU ARE ORDERED TO COME BACK AT 1:30.

Confirms Fuhrman is mid-testimony and will resume after the break; the formal 'ordered' language is notable.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5278 • 2 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103