tense Day 29 was consumed almost entirely by Christopher Darden's aggressive cross-examination of Rosa Maria Lopez, a defense alibi witness who claimed to have seen Simpson's Bronco at Rockingham. Darden challenged her credibility through prior statements, memory lapses, her contacts with the defense, clothing provided by defense-affiliated attorneys and their spouses, and discrepancies in identification documents. Several discovery disputes arose when Cochran said the defense had not received prosecution evidence in advance, including a television interview tape and phone records.
- Mark Fuhrman identified by Lopez from video at proceedings' opening
- Darden revealed Lopez filed for unemployment while claiming to leave the country
- Videotape evidence showed Lopez made prior inconsistent statements about hearing voices at the Simpson estate
- Defense investigator Bill Pavelic accused of suggesting Lopez's specific 10:15-10:20 Bronco sighting time
- Discovery that Lopez spent seven hours at Cochran's office and received gifts: clothing, shoes, and blazer
- Darden accused Cochran of signaling Lopez; Cochran said his gesture was directed at court reporter Chris Olson, who confirmed that account on the record
- Seven-year discrepancy discovered between Lopez's birthdate on driver's license and other documents
- Darden confronted Lopez with alleged statement that she would 'testify to anything anytime'
- Multiple sidebars addressed defense objections that prosecution evidence had not been provided in advance
- Lopez made 40+ 'I don't remember' claims despite sharp recall during direct examination