📄 Witness excused — Thursday, March 16, 1995
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▲ Day 39 of 167

Witness excused

Date: Thursday, March 16, 1995 • Utterances: 14
Judge Ito releases Detective Fuhrman from testimony for the day while keeping him subject to recall. A brief negotiation occurs over the recall window — Clark requests 72 hours given Fuhrman's distance, Ito initially counters with 48, then agrees to 72 — before the court moves on to the next witness.
1 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. DETECTIVE FUHRMAN, I'M GOING TO RELEASE YOU FROM FURTHER TESTIMONY TODAY; HOWEVER, YOU ARE STILL SUBJECT TO RECALL. YOU ARE ORDERED NOT TO DISCUSS YOUR TESTIMONY WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT YOUR OWN ATTORNEY AND THE ATTORNEYS FROM BOTH SIDES OR THEIR INVESTIGATORS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE ORDER, SIR?

2 THE WITNESS:

YES, YOUR HONOR.

3 THE COURT:

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU ARE EXCUSED, SIR.

4 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK -- I'M SORRY.

5 MS. CLARK:

MAY WE HAVE 72 HOURS ON CALL FOR DETECTIVE FUHRMAN?

6 THE COURT:

HOW ABOUT 48?

7 MS. CLARK:

HE IS FAR AWAY.

8 MS. LEWIS:

DETECTIVE, WAIT A SECOND.

9 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. DETECTIVE, PART OF THE COURT'S ORDER IS YOU AGREE TO RETURN WITHIN 72 HOURS OF BEING NOTIFIED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE ORDER?

10 THE WITNESS:

YES, YOUR HONOR.

11 MS. CLARK:

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

12 THE COURT:

AND YOU WILL GIVE THE COURT PLENTY OF NOTICE.

13 MS. CLARK:

YES, SIR.

14 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WITNESS.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito
YOU ARE STILL SUBJECT TO RECALL. YOU ARE ORDERED NOT TO DISCUSS YOUR TESTIMONY WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT YOUR OWN ATTORNEY AND THE ATTORNEYS FROM BOTH SIDES OR THEIR INVESTIGATORS.
Standard sequestration order, but notable given Fuhrman's sensitivity as a witness — the court is carefully managing what he can say and to whom.
Marcia Clark
HE IS FAR AWAY.
Implies Fuhrman has left the Los Angeles area, explaining the prosecution's push for a 72-hour recall window rather than 48.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Marcia ClarkLance A. Ito
Clark requests 72 hours for Fuhrman's recall window; Ito counters with 48; Clark notes Fuhrman is far away; Ito agrees to 72 hours.
procedural

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 5303 • 14 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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