📄 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (morning, part 3) — Wednesday, March 15, 1995
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Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (morning, part 3)

Witness: Det. Mark Fuhrman
Examiner: F. Lee Bailey
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Wednesday, March 15, 1995 • Utterances: 12
A single cross-examination question before the noon break, in which Bailey asks Fuhrman whether any prosecutor had told him — between the grand jury preparation session and when Marcia Clark brought a Newsweek article to his attention — that the preparation session would be raised early in his testimony. Clark objects under Evidence Code 352 as misleading; the objection is overruled and Fuhrman answers 'No.'
1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT:)
2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. AND MR. BAILEY, THIS WILL BE THE LAST QUESTION BEFORE THE NOON BREAK.

3 MR. BAILEY:

YES, YOUR HONOR.

4 Q:

DETECTIVE FUHRMAN, BETWEEN THE TIME THAT YOU DID GRAND JURY CASE PREPARATION ON THE WEEKEND AND THE TIME THAT MS. CLARK BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION THE CONTENTS OF THE NEWSWEEK ARTICLE DESCRIBING THAT EVENT, DID ANY PROSECUTOR TELL YOU, BETWEEN THOSE TWO EVENTS, WE ARE GOING TO BRING THE PREPARATION SESSION OUT EARLY IN YOUR TESTIMONY?

5 MS. CLARK:

OBJECTION.

6 DET. MARK FUHRMAN:

NO.

7 MR. BAILEY:

I DIDN'T HEAR THE ANSWER.

8 THE COURT:

WAIT. THERE IS AN OBJECTION.

9 MS. CLARK:

UNDER 352, MISLEADING.

10 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. OVERRULED.

11 DET. MARK FUHRMAN:

NO.

12 MR. BAILEY:

THANK YOU.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

F. Lee Bailey
DID ANY PROSECUTOR TELL YOU, BETWEEN THOSE TWO EVENTS, WE ARE GOING TO BRING THE PREPARATION SESSION OUT EARLY IN YOUR TESTIMONY?
Bailey is probing whether prosecutors coordinated with Fuhrman about the sequencing and disclosure of his grand jury prep session — suggesting a strategic decision was made to get ahead of the story after the Newsweek article surfaced.
The Witness
NO.
Fuhrman denies being informed in advance, which either clears the prosecutors of coordination or leaves open the question of how and when the decision to disclose was made.

Evidence (2)

Informal
Newsweek article describing Fuhrman's grand jury case preparation session
referenced informally as a timeline anchor
Informal
Fuhrman's grand jury case preparation session on a weekend
referenced informally as a timeline anchor

Notable Exchanges (1)

F. Lee BaileyMarcia ClarkLance A. Ito
Clark objects under 352 (misleading) to Bailey's question about prosecutor-witness communication; Ito overrules, allowing Fuhrman to answer.
strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Mark Fuhrman
bias / coordination
Bailey probes whether Fuhrman was coached or tipped off by prosecutors about when and how his grand jury preparation session would surface in testimony, implying prosecutorial orchestration of witness narrative.

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 1 overruled)
Proceeding 5295 • 12 utterances • Prosecution witness
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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