Jury instruction: recess admonitions

📄 Jury instruction: recess admonitions — Monday, March 20, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 41 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 4) In chambers: witness impeachment ▶

Date: Monday, March 20, 1995 • Utterances: 4

A brief recess was called at the request of Robert Shapiro during the morning session. Judge Ito (noted as Ito in the session footer) delivered standard jury admonitions before dismissing the court until 1:30 PM, also releasing Detective Vannatter from the stand with an order to return.

# 1 MR. SHAPIRO:

YOUR HONOR, WOULD THIS BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR A RECESS?

# 2 THE COURT:

YES.

# 3 MR. SHAPIRO:

THANK YOU.

# 4 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR RECESS FOR THE MORNING SESSION. PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITIONS TO YOU; DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONGST YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS WITHOUT THE MATTER BEING SUBMITTED TO YOU, DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. WE'LL STAND IN RECESS UNTIL 1:30. AND, DETECTIVE VANNATTER, YOU MAY STEP DOWN. YOU ARE ORDERED TO RETURN AT 1:30. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL STAND IN RECESS. (AT 11:58 A.M., THE NOON RECESS WAS TAKEN UNTIL 1:30 P.M. OF THE SAME DAY.)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1995 1:35 P.M.

DEPARTMENT NO. 103 HON. LANCE A. ITO, JUDGE

APPEARANCES: (APPEARANCES AS HERETOFORE NOTED.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONGST YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DON'T CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS WITHOUT THE MATTER BEING SUBMITTED TO YOU, DON'T ALLOW ANYBODY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.

Standard but legally essential jury admonitions protecting against premature deliberation or outside influence.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5332 • 4 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103