📄 Administrative: transcript discussion — Tuesday, March 28, 1995
📅 Mar 28 — Day 46
⚖️ Lance A. Ito🏛️ Marcia Clark
jury
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Administrative: transcript discussion

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 1995 • Utterances: 20
Extremely brief courtroom housekeeping segment: Judge Ito oversees minor logistics (locating misplaced transcripts, waiting for the clerk), then Rachel Ferrara is sworn in as the next People's witness. No testimony was taken — the proceeding ends the moment she is seated and directed to speak into the microphone.
1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT:)
2 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK, ARE THESE YOUR TRANSCRIPTS UP HERE?

3 MS. CLARK:

NO, I THINK THEY ARE MR. SHAPIRO'S.

4 THE COURT:

LET'S RESCUE THOSE.

5 MS. CLARK:

YES, THEY ARE.

6 THE COURT:

DEPUTY RUSSELL, LET'S RECYCLE OUR MATTERS HERE.

7 (BRIEF PAUSE.)
8 THE COURT:

THANK YOU, SIR. MISS CLARK, ARE YOU PREPARED TO CALL YOUR NEXT WITNESS?

9 MS. CLARK:

YES, YOUR HONOR, I AM. THANK YOU. THE PEOPLE CALL MISS RACHEL FERRARA.

10 THE COURT:

WAITING FOR MY CLERK.

11 MS. CLARK:

MISSING A CLERK.

12 THE COURT:

HERE SHE IS.

RACHEL FERRARA, CALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

13 THE CLERK:

PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE IN THE CAUSE NOW PENDING BEFORE THIS COURT, SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD.

14 THE WITNESS:

YES.

15 THE CLERK:

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT ON THE WITNESS STAND AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES FOR THE RECORD.

16 THE COURT:

JUST SIT BACK, PULL THE MICROPHONE CLOSE TO YOU, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MISS CLARK. I'M SORRY.

17 THE CLERK:

STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES, PLEASE.

18 THE WITNESS:

RACHEL, R-A-C-H-E-L, FERRARA, F-E-R-R-A-R-A.

19 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK.

20 MS. CLARK:

LET ME HELP YOU. TALK INTO IT LIKE A TELEPHONE. OKAY.

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (3)

Lance A. Ito
LET'S RESCUE THOSE.
Lighthearted aside about misplaced transcripts belonging to Shapiro — one of the few informal moments captured.
Marcia Clark
THE PEOPLE CALL MISS RACHEL FERRARA.
Formal introduction of the next witness.
Marcia Clark
TALK INTO IT LIKE A TELEPHONE. OKAY.
Clark coaching the witness on microphone use — reveals Ferrara may be nervous or inexperienced on the stand.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. ItoMarcia Clark
Brief back-and-forth identifying whose transcripts were left at the bench — determined to be Shapiro's.
light

Light Moments (2)

Lance A. Ito
Judge notes the transcripts need rescuing; Clark confirms they belong to Shapiro.
Marcia Clark
Judge and Clark both note the clerk is missing before she arrives.

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 5453 • 20 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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