Court recessed for the afternoon at 3:00 PM, with Detective Vannatter on the stand mid-testimony. Judge Ito delivered standard jury admonitions and ordered Vannatter to return the following morning at 9:00 AM.
# 1 MR. DARDEN: IS THIS A CONVENIENT TIME TO BREAK, YOUR HONOR?
# 2 THE COURT: APPEARS SO. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE HAVE THE EXHIBIT TAKEN DOWN THERE, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
# 3 MR. DARDEN: CAN WE JUST SHOW THE BOARD TO THE JURY FOR ONE MOMENT, YOUR HONOR.
# 5 (THE EXHIBIT WAS SHOWN TO THE JURY.) # 6 THE WITNESS: YOUR HONOR, MAY I GO OVER THERE?
# 7 THE COURT: DON'T GO AWAY.
# 8 THE WITNESS: YES, SIR.
# 9 THE COURT: THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR RECESS FOR THE AFTERNOON. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITIONS TO YOU; DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONGST YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DO NOT CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU, DO NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU WITH REGARD TO THE CASE. AND WE WILL STAND IN RECESS UNTIL 9:00 O'CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING. AND, DETECTIVE VANNATTER, YOU ARE ORDERED TO RETURN TOMORROW MORNING AT 9:00 O'CLOCK.
# 10 THE WITNESS: YES, YOUR HONOR.
# 11 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. WE'LL STAND IN RECESS.
# 12 (AT 3:00 P.M., AN ADJOURNMENT WAS TAKEN UNTIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1995, 9:00 A.M.)