The jury returned to open court and the People called their next witness, Darryl Smith, who was sworn in. The proceeding consists entirely of administrative formalities: the oath, name spelling, and microphone adjustment.
# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 2 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. PLEASE BE SEATED. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE BEEN REJOINED BY ALL THE MEMBERS OF YOUR OUR JURY. MR. DARDEN, WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND GRAB THE MAG-LITE THAT IS THERE.
# 4 THE COURT: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL, WHO IS YOUR NEXT WITNESS.
# 5 MS. CLARK: YES, YOUR HONOR. THE PEOPLE CALL MR. DARRYL SMITH.
KEY QUOTE # 6 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. MR. SMITH, COME FORWARD, PLEASE.
DARRYL SMITH, CALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
# 7 THE CLERK: PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE IN THE CAUSE NOW PENDING BEFORE THIS COURT, SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD.
# 9 THE CLERK: PLEASE HAVE A SEAT ON THE WITNESS STAND AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES FOR THE RECORD.
# 10 THE WITNESS: FIRST NAME IS DARRYL, D-A-R-R-Y-L. LAST NAME SMITH, S-M-I-T-H.
# 11 THE CLERK: THANK YOU.
# 12 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. MR. SMITH, WOULD YOU JUST PULL THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOU.
# 14 THE COURT: THANK YOU, SIR.