Recross-examination of Darryl Smith

📄 Recross-examination of Darryl Smith — Thursday, March 16, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 39 of 167

◀ Redirect examination of Darryl Smith Witness transition ▶

Witness: Darryl Smith
Examiner: Johnnie Cochran
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Thursday, March 16, 1995 • Utterances: 12

Johnnie Cochran briefly recrossed Darryl Smith to lock in a single point: that Smith photographed the crime scene before the police tape came down, and that he had no way of knowing when the tape would be removed. The exchange took only a few questions and ended cordially.

# 1 THE COURT:

MR. COCHRAN.

# 2

RECROSS-EXAMINATION

# 3

BY MR. COCHRAN:

# 4 Q:

SO THAT WE ARE CLEAR, SO THAT WE ARE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR HERE --

KEY QUOTE

# 5 A:

YEAH.

# 6 Q:

-- DID YOU IN FACT SHOOT THE CRIME SCENE, A PORTION OF THE CRIME SCENE BEFORE THAT TAPE CAME DOWN?

# 7 A:

RIGHT, YES.

# 8 Q:

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE TAPE WAS COMING DOWN, DID YOU?

# 9 A:

NO, I DID NOT.

# 10 MR. COCHRAN:

THANK YOU.

# 11 DARRYL SMITH:

YOU ARE WELCOME.

# 12 MR. COCHRAN:

OKAY.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (3)

Johnnie Cochran

SO THAT WE ARE CLEAR, SO THAT WE ARE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR HERE -- DID YOU IN FACT SHOOT THE CRIME SCENE, A PORTION OF THE CRIME SCENE BEFORE THAT TAPE CAME DOWN?

Cochran emphasizes the point twice ('clear... abundantly clear'), signaling this detail matters to the defense narrative about crime scene documentation timing.

Darryl Smith

RIGHT, YES.

Unambiguous confirmation that photography preceded tape removal.

Darryl Smith

YOU ARE WELCOME.

Unusually casual closing; Smith's relaxed demeanor suggests no adversarial tension with Cochran.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Crime scene photographs taken before police tape was removed

discussed

Notable Exchanges (1)

Johnnie Cochran•Darryl Smith

Cochran extracts a clean, uncontested confirmation that crime scene photos predate tape removal, then closes politely. Smith thanks Cochran in return.

strategic

Light Moments (1)

Darryl Smith

Smith responds 'YOU ARE WELCOME' after Cochran says 'THANK YOU,' turning the end of testimony into an oddly pleasant exchange.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5313 • 12 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103