Cross-examination of Delbert Wong (part 1)

📄 Cross-examination of Delbert Wong (part 1) — Wednesday, March 29, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 47 of 167

◀ Direct examination of Delbert Wong Sidebar (3) ▶

Witness: Judge Delbert Wong
Examiner: Johnnie Cochran
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Wednesday, March 29, 1995 • Utterances: 16

Cochran begins cross-examining Judge Wong, who served as Special Master working alongside Judge Ito since June 1994 to retrieve evidence. After establishing Wong's role, Cochran asks about other items of evidence retrieved, prompting a Darden objection and an immediate sidebar request before the line of questioning can develop.

# 1

CROSS-EXAMINATION

# 2

BY MR. COCHRAN:

# 3 Q:

MR. COCHRAN: GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE WONG.

# 4 A:

GOOD AFTERNOON.

# 5 Q:

AS A SPECIAL MASTER, YOU WORK ALONG WITH JUDGE ITO TO RETRIEVE CERTAIN ITEMS OF EVIDENCE; IS THAT CORRECT?

KEY QUOTE

# 6 A:

THAT'S CORRECT.

# 7 Q:

YOU HAVE BEEN A SPECIAL MASTER IN THIS CASE FOR SOME TIME NOW, HAVE YOU NOT?

# 8 A:

YES. SINCE JUNE, I BELIEVE.

KEY QUOTE

# 9 Q:

JUNE OF 1994?

# 10 A:

THAT'S CORRECT.

# 11 Q:

AND YOU RETRIEVED OTHER ITEMS OF EVIDENCE; ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

# 12 MR. DARDEN:

OBJECTION. IRRELEVANT, YOUR HONOR.

# 13 MR. COCHRAN:

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO --

# 14 THE COURT:

I WOULD LIKE TO LET THAT STAND.

# 15 MR. COCHRAN:

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HIM SOME QUESTIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH BEFORE I ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.

# 16 THE COURT:

LET'S APPROACH THE SIDE BAR.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

MR. COCHRAN

AS A SPECIAL MASTER, YOU WORK ALONG WITH JUDGE ITO TO RETRIEVE CERTAIN ITEMS OF EVIDENCE; IS THAT CORRECT?

Establishes Wong's role and the chain of custody context Cochran is building toward

JUDGE WONG

YES. SINCE JUNE, I BELIEVE.

Confirms Wong has been involved since near the beginning of the case, June 1994

Evidence (1)

Informal

Unspecified 'other items of evidence' retrieved by Wong as Special Master

referenced but line of questioning cut off at sidebar

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Johnnie Cochran•Lance A. Ito

Darden objects on relevance as Cochran begins probing what other evidence Wong retrieved; Cochran signals he wants to approach before proceeding, and Ito sends them to sidebar

strategic

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 0 overruled)

Proceeding 5500 • 16 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103