Redirect examination of Darryl Smith

📄 Redirect examination of Darryl Smith — Thursday, March 16, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 39 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Darryl Smith Recross-examination of Darryl Smith ▶

Witness: Darryl Smith
Examiner: Marcia Clark
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Thursday, March 16, 1995 • Utterances: 20

Marcia Clark briefly redirects Darryl Smith to clarify the scope of his filming at Bundy before the crime scene tape came down. Smith confirms he spent approximately 30-45 minutes shooting general neighborhood footage — not just the crime scene — before the tape was removed, and that he did not obtain usable footage of neighbors because most were not home.

# 1 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK, ANYTHING MORE FROM MR. SMITH?

# 2 MS. CLARK:

JUST VERY BRIEFLY, YOUR HONOR.

# 3 DARRYL SMITH:

OKAY.

# 4

REDIRECT EXAMINATION

# 5

BY MS. CLARK:

# 6 Q:

MR. SMITH, FROM THE TIME YOU GOT THERE AND YOU BEGAN TO SHOOT FOOTAGE AT BUNDY, WERE YOU ONLY FILMING THE CRIME SCENE?

# 7 A:

BASICALLY THE CRIME SCENE AND THERE MAY BE A SHOT OR TWO OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SHOW WHERE IT IS. EVERYTHING IS LOCATED.

# 8 Q:

DID YOU SHOOT ANY FOOTAGE OF NEIGHBORS THAT YOU SPOKE TO?

# 9 A:

UMM, WE WENT UP TO A COUPLE OF HOMES TO ASK PEOPLE, KNOCK ON DOORS, THAT KIND OF THING, TO SEE IF ANYBODY KNEW ANYTHING, BUT GENERALLY NOBODY WAS HOME.

# 10 Q:

OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY FOOTAGE OF THAT, TALKING TO ANY NEIGHBORS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THERE?

# 11 A:

OKAY. AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE ANY FOOTAGE OF THAT. THAT WOULD BE INSIDE EDITION. THEY HAVE ALL RIGHTS AND EVERYTHING TO THE FOOTAGE AND I -- WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REALLY TALK TO ANY NEIGHBORS BEFORE THE CRIME SCENE -- BEFORE THE TAPE WENT DOWN.

# 12 Q:

OKAY. SO WAS THE CRIME SCENE TAPE COMING DOWN BASICALLY YOUR BEGINNING FOOTAGE AT BUNDY?

# 13 A:

UMM, NO. THERE IS A LITTLE FOOTAGE BEFORE THAT BECAUSE I WOULDN'T KNOW THAT THE CRIME SCENE TAPE WOULD BE COMING DOWN, SO I SHOT BASICALLY THE AREA AND WHAT WAS GOING ON.

# 14 Q:

OKAY. CAN YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH -- FOR HOW MUCH TIME YOU WERE SHOOTING BEFORE THE CRIME SCENE TAPE CAME DOWN?

# 15 (NO AUDIBLE RESPONSE.)

# 16 Q:

APPROXIMATELY. I KNOW --

# 17 A:

THAT IS KIND OF -- I REALLY CAN'T ANSWER THAT -- ANSWER THAT. I MEAN, WE WERE THERE SHOOTING, KNOCKING ON SOME DOORS, THAT KIND OF THING. MY BEST RECOLLECTION COULD BE 30 -- 30, 45 MINUTES. WE WERE ALL SURPRISED WHEN THE TAPE CAME DOWN, SO --

# 18 Q:

OKAY. SO THAT 30 TO 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE TAPE CAME DOWN, THAT WAS NOT JUST THE CRIME SCENE THAT YOU WERE FILMING THEN, IS THAT --

# 19 A:

RIGHT.

# 20 MS. CLARK:

OKAY. THANK YOU.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Darryl Smith

MY BEST RECOLLECTION COULD BE 30 -- 30, 45 MINUTES. WE WERE ALL SURPRISED WHEN THE TAPE CAME DOWN, SO --

Establishes a timeline window before the crime scene was released to media; the surprise detail suggests the tape came down unexpectedly early.

Darryl Smith

THAT WOULD BE INSIDE EDITION. THEY HAVE ALL RIGHTS AND EVERYTHING TO THE FOOTAGE AND I -- WE DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REALLY TALK TO ANY NEIGHBORS BEFORE THE CRIME SCENE -- BEFORE THE TAPE WENT DOWN.

Clarifies that Inside Edition owns and controls the footage, not Smith personally, which matters for the chain of custody of the video evidence.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Video footage shot by Smith at the Bundy crime scene for Inside Edition

discussed — scope and timeline of footage clarified

Notable Exchanges (1)

Marcia Clark•Darryl Smith

Clark pins down that the 30-45 minutes of pre-tape footage was general neighborhood shooting, not focused crime scene footage, getting Smith to confirm with a simple 'Right.'

strategic

Witness Demeanor

(NO AUDIBLE RESPONSE.) — witness pauses when asked how long he was shooting before the tape came down

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5312 • 20 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103