Jury instruction: adjournment

📄 Jury instruction: adjournment — Monday, March 20, 1995

Address:

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TRIAL

▲ Day 41 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 6) Motion: search warrant affidavit ▶

Date: Monday, March 20, 1995 • Utterances: 2

Judge Ito delivered standard jury admonitions before dismissing the jury for the afternoon recess. Detective Vannatter, who had been on the stand, was ordered to return the following morning, and the judge indicated he wished to meet with counsel regarding discovery matters after a short recess.

# 1 THE COURT:

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OUR RECESS FOR THE AFTERNOON SESSION. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITIONS TO YOU. DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU. DO NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. DETECTIVE VANNATTER, YOU MAY STEP DOWN. YOU ARE ORDERED TO RETURN AT NINE O'CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING. WE WILL STAND IN RECESS, AS FAR AS THE JURY IS CONCERNED, UNTIL NINE O'CLOCK TOMORROW MORNING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COUNSEL ON THE DISCOVERY MATTERS AFTER A SHORT RECESS. ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE ORDER. THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

# 2 (AT 3:45 P.M. AN ADJOURNMENT WAS TAKEN UNTIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1995, 9:00 A.M.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU.

Standard jury admonition — reinforces the court's ongoing concern about jury impartiality in a high-profile case.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•counsel

Judge requested counsel remain after recess to address unspecified discovery matters.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5343 • 2 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103