A brief administrative pause before Brian 'Kato' Kaelin takes the witness stand. Clark asked for a moment to show exhibit boards to defense counsel, prompting the jury to briefly step out. Robert Shapiro confirmed he would handle cross-examination of Kaelin.
# 1 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.) # 2 THE COURT: MISS CLARK.
# 3 MS. CLARK: YES, YOUR HONOR. PEOPLE CALL MR. KAELIN, BRIAN KAELIN.
# 4 THE COURT: IS HE AVAILABLE?
# 5 MS. CLARK: MAY WE HAVE A MOMENT TO SHOW SOME BOARDS TO DEFENSE BEFORE MR. KAELIN TAKES THE WITNESS STAND?
# 8 THE COURT: I'M SORRY.
# 12 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. LET ME ASK THE JURORS THEN TO STEP BACK INTO THE JURY ROOM BRIEFLY. IT SHOULD ONLY BE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES JUST TO LOOK AT SOME EXHIBITS. THEN WE'LL START WITH THE WITNESS.
# 13 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 14 THE COURT: THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BE SEATED, PLEASE. MISS CLARK, YOU HAD SOME ITEMS YOU WANTED TO SHOW -- MR. SHAPIRO, WHO'S GOING TO BE HANDLING THIS NEXT WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE?
# 15 MR. SHAPIRO: I WILL, YOUR HONOR.
# 16 MS. CLARK: YES, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU.
# 17 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, YOU WANT TO SHOW THESE BOARDS TO COUNSEL?
# 19 THE COURT: IS THAT YES?
# 20 MS. CLARK: I AM SORRY. YES, YOUR HONOR. IT STARTED WITH THE FREEWAY, THIS MORNING AND --
# 21 THE COURT: WENT DOWNHILL.
# 22 MS. CLARK: WENT DOWNHILL, ABSOLUTELY.
# 24 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL, ARE WE READY TO PROCEED?
# 25 MR. SHAPIRO: YES, YOUR HONOR, THANK YOU.
# 26 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. MISS CLARK, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE YOUR STAFF RECAPTURE THOSE EXHIBITS AND LET'S PROCEED. LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE, DEPUTY MAGNERA.
# 27 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 28 THE COURT: THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BE SEATED. MISS CLARK.