Marcia Clark marked six photographs (People's 150-155) showing James Williams's work area at American Airlines and redirected him briefly to authenticate that the photos accurately depicted his podium and the adjacent trash can as they appeared on the night of June 12, 1994. Williams confirmed the photos were accurate, noting only that the area would have been darker since he worked at night. The examination was brief and purely foundational.
# 1 MS. CLARK: IF I MAY, YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MARK A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
# 2 THE COURT: STARTING WITH PEOPLE'S 150.
# 3 MS. CLARK: THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. PEOPLE'S 150 WILL BE THE PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE NUMBER "10" AT THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
# 4 (PEO'S 150 FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH) # 5 MS. CLARK: 151 WITH THE NUMBER "11" IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
# 6 (PEO'S 151 FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH) # 7 MS. CLARK: 152 WITH THE NUMBER "12" IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
# 8 (PEO'S 152 FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH) # 9 MS. CLARK: 153 WITH THE NUMBER "02" IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
# 10 (PEO'S 153 FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH) # 11 MS. CLARK: AND NUMBER 154 WITH THE NUMBER "15" IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER.
# 12 (PEO'S 154 FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH) # 13 MS. CLARK: AND NUMBER 155 WITH THE NUMBER "14."
# 14 (PEO'S 155 FOR ID = PHOTOGRAPH) # 15 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. SO NOTED.
# 16 MS. CLARK: IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER. THANK YOU.
# 18 REDIRECT EXAMINATION
# 20 Q: ALL RIGHT. MR. WILLIAMS, I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THESE PICTURES AND ASK YOU IF YOU CAN TELL US WHETHER THESE PICTURES ACCURATELY DEPICT YOUR -- THE PODIUM YOU WORKED AT AT AMERICAN AIRLINES AND THE LOCATION OF THE TRASH CAN IN RELATIONSHIP TO THAT PODIUM ON THE DATE OF JUNE THE 12TH, 1994. OKAY?
# 22 MS. CLARK: FOR THE RECORD, I AM SHOWING HIM THE PHOTOGRAPHS I HAVE JUST NOW MARKED AS 150 THROUGH 155.
# 24 Q: BY MS. CLARK: ALL RIGHT. NOW, YOU HAVE JUST SEEN 150 THROUGH 153; IS THAT CORRECT, SIR?
# 26 Q: OKAY. IS THAT THE WAY YOUR WORK AREA LOOKED AT AMERICAN AIRLINES ON THE DATE OF JUNE THE 12TH, 1994?
# 27 A: I GUESS, YEAH. IT WAS DARKER, BUT YEAH, THAT IS IT.
KEY QUOTE # 28 Q: BECAUSE IT WAS AT NIGHT?
# 30 Q: AND YOU DESCRIBED A TRASH CAN TO YOUR LEFT AND A LITTLE BIT BEHIND YOU WHERE YOU WORKED. DID YOU SEE IT IN THAT POSITION IN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS?
# 32 Q: AND IS THAT THE POSITION IT WAS IN ON JUNE THE 12TH, 1994?
# 34 Q: SHOWING YOU NOW PEOPLE'S 154 AND 155, DOES THIS ACCURATE -- DO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ACCURATELY DEPICT THE TRASH CAN THAT IS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT HAS BEEN -- PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HAVE BEEN MARKED PEOPLE'S 150 THROUGH 153?
# 35 A: YEAH, THAT IS THE TRASH CAN.
# 36 Q: AND THAT IS THE WAY IT LOOKED ON JUNE THE 12TH, 1994, AS WELL?
# 37 A: YEAH, THAT IS THE SAME WAY IT LOOKED.
KEY QUOTE # 38 Q: CAN YOU TELL US, SIR, IF YOU KNOW, HOW OFTEN -- STRIKE THAT. DO YOU SEE A PLASTIC INSERT IN THAT TRASH CAN?
# 40 Q: THAT IS DEPICTED IN ALL THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS?
# 41 A: YEAH, THE TRASH BAG.
# 42 Q: DO YOU KNOW HOW OFTEN THEY CHANGE THOSE PLASTIC INSERTS?
# 43 A: NO, I COULDN'T TELL YOU. I SEE THEM CHANGE THEM. I DON'T KNOW HAD YOU OFTEN THEY DO IT. THEY JUST CHANGE THEM.
# 44 Q: YOU JUST KNOW THAT THEY DO?
# 46 MS. CLARK: OKAY. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER.
# 47 THE COURT: MR. DOUGLAS, ANY ISSUES ON THIS?
# 48 MR. DOUGLAS: BRIEFLY, YOUR HONOR.