A brief administrative transition in which the prosecution calls its next witness. After a short off-record discussion and an unreported bench conference, Christopher Darden recalls Detective Tom Lange to the stand. Judge Ito reminds Lange he remains under oath.
# 1 THE COURT: NEXT WITNESS.
# 2 MR. DARDEN: CAN I HAVE ONE MOMENT, YOUR HONOR?
# 3 THE COURT: CERTAINLY.
# 4 (DISCUSSION HELD OFF THE RECORD BETWEEN THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND DEFENSE COUNSEL.) # 5 MR. DARDEN: MAY WE APPROACH FOR A MOMENT, YOUR HONOR?
# 6 THE COURT: WITHOUT THE REPORTER, PLEASE.
# 7 (A CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE BENCH, NOT REPORTED.) # 8 THE COURT: LET'S SEE THE PEOPLE'S NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE.
# 9 MR. DARDEN: WE SEE HIM RIGHT THERE, YOUR HONOR. DETECTIVE LANGE BRIEFLY.
KEY QUOTE # 10 THE COURT: YOU'RE GOING TO RECALL DETECTIVE LANGE?
# 11 MR. DARDEN: WITH THE COURT'S PERMISSION.
# 12 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. DETECTIVE, WOULD YOU RETAKE THE WITNESS STAND, PLEASE.
TOM LANGE, (RECALLED) RECALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, RESUMED THE STAND AND TESTIFIED FURTHER AS FOLLOWS:
# 13 THE COURT: GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, DETECTIVE LANGE.
# 14 THE WITNESS: AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR.
# 15 THE COURT: DETECTIVE, YOU ARE REMINDED THAT YOU ARE STILL UNDER OATH, HAVING NOT BEEN RELEASED AS A WITNESS YET IN THIS MATTER.
# 17 THE COURT: MR. DARDEN, BRIEFLY.
# 18 MR. DARDEN: THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.