📄 Recross-examination of James Williams (part 3) — Wednesday, March 29, 1995
Address:
C:\DEPT103\CRIMINAL\1995\MAR\29\RECROSS-EXAMINATION-OF-JAMES-W.DOC
TRIAL
▲ Day 47 of 167

Recross-examination of James Williams (part 3)

Witness: James Williams
Examiner: Carl Douglas
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Wednesday, March 29, 1995 • Utterances: 12
Carl Douglas briefly recrossed James Williams to establish the proximity of a trash can — lined with clear bags — to the check-in station where Williams worked. The defense appeared to be laying groundwork that people interacting with Williams would have been standing directly next to the trash can, potentially relevant to how evidence could have been deposited or discarded.
1 Q:

BY MR. DOUGLAS: MR. WILLIAMS, JUST SO THAT WE ARE CLEAR, THE TRASH BAGS THAT GO INTO THE TRASH CAN THAT ARE SHOWN IN THOSE EXHIBITS ARE CLEAR TRASH BAGS, ARE THEY NOT?

2 A:

YES.

3 Q:

AND THE LOCATION WHERE THAT TRASH CAN IS IS DIRECTLY NEXT TO WHERE YOU WERE STANDING CHECKING IN THE BAGS, IS IT NOT?

4 MS. CLARK:

OBJECTION. MISSTATES THE TESTIMONY AND THE PICTURE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, YOUR HONOR.

5 THE COURT:

SUSTAINED.

6 Q:

BY MR. DOUGLAS: IS THE TRASH CAN DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE STATION WHERE YOU ARE STANDING?

7 A:

YEAH, THE SAME SPOT IN THE PICTURES, DIRECTLY NEXT TO IT AND A LITTLE BACK.

KEY QUOTE
8 Q:

SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE STANDING AND DEALING WITH YOU THEY ARE NATURALLY STANDING NEXT TO THE TRASH CAN?

9 MS. CLARK:

OBJECTION. IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THEY ARE STANDING. CALLS FOR SPECULATION.

10 THE COURT:

OVERRULED. OVERRULED. OVERRULED. THE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

11 JAMES WILLIAMS:

YEAH, THEY STAND BY HERE. THEY COULD STAND IN FRONT OF IT.

KEY QUOTE
12 MR. DOUGLAS:

NOTHING FURTHER.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

James Williams
YEAH, THE SAME SPOT IN THE PICTURES, DIRECTLY NEXT TO IT AND A LITTLE BACK.
Confirms the trash can's close proximity to the check-in station, supporting the defense's spatial argument.
James Williams
YEAH, THEY STAND BY HERE. THEY COULD STAND IN FRONT OF IT.
Witness acknowledges that visitors naturally stood adjacent to the trash can, completing the defense's point.

Evidence (1)

Informal
Photographs of the check-in area showing a trash can with clear trash bags
discussed to establish spatial layout

Notable Exchanges (1)

Carl DouglasMarcia ClarkLance A. Ito
Ito overruled Clark's speculation objection with an emphatic triple 'OVERRULED' but noted 'the photographs will speak for themselves,' slightly undercutting both sides.
procedural

Objections

2 objections (1 sustained, 1 overruled)
Proceeding 5494 • 12 utterances • Prosecution witness
Criminal Trial
Department 103
⚖️ Start
📂 MAR 29, 1995 📄 Recross-examination of James W
MAR 29, 1995 KRT DvH TD