Kardashian counsel representation

📄 Kardashian counsel representation — Thursday, March 30, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 48 of 167

◀ Recess Direct examination of Susan Silva ▶

Date: Thursday, March 30, 1995 • Utterances: 13

A brief administrative hearing establishing the terms for Robert Kardashian's separate legal representation. Judge Ito confirmed an agreement reached in chambers: prosecutor Darden would provide Kardashian's attorney Janet Levine with the proposed areas of inquiry by end of day, and Levine would submit a brief on the issues by April 5. Discovery materials including a videotape and still photographs would also be shared.

# 1 (APPEARANCES AS HERETOFORE NOTED, THE DEFENDANT NOW BEING PRESENT; ALSO PRESENT, JANET LEVINE, ESQUIRE, FOR ROBERT KARDASHIAN.)

# 2 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

# 3 THE COURT:

GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. BACK ON THE RECORD IN THE SIMPSON MATTER. MR. SIMPSON IS AGAIN PRESENT IN COURT WITH HIS COUNSEL, MR. SHAPIRO, MISS CHAPMAN, MR. COCHRAN, MR. BAILEY, PEOPLE REPRESENTED BY MISS CLARK AND MR. DARDEN. THE JURY IS NOT PRESENT. COUNSEL -- DO WE HAVE COUNSEL FOR MR. KARDASHIAN?

# 4 MS. LEVINE:

YOUR HONOR.

# 5 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE?

# 6 MS. LEVIN:

JANET LEVINE APPEARING ON BEHALF OF ROBERT KARDASHIAN, YOUR HONOR.

# 7 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. COUNSEL, WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVERSE IN CHAMBERS BETWEEN YOURSELF, MYSELF AND MR. DARDEN. MY UNDERSTANDING IS, OUR AGREEMENT IS THAT MR. DARDEN WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU THE GENERAL AREAS OF INQUIRY OR THE PROPOSED AREAS OF INQUIRY BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS TODAY AND THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE ME YOUR BRIEF ON THE ISSUES BY THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS APRIL 5.

# 8 MS. LEVINE:

THAT'S CORRECT, YOUR HONOR. I UNDERSTAND ALSO MR. DARDEN WILL BE PROVIDING ME WITH A COPY OF A VIDEOTAPE AS WELL AS SOME STILL PICTURES.

# 9 MR. DARDEN:

THAT'S CORRECT, YOUR HONOR, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO CHARGE HER FOR THE VIDEOTAPE.

KEY QUOTE

# 10 MS. LEVINE:

AS LONG AS IT'S NOT TOO EXPENSIVE, THAT'S FINE, YOUR HONOR.

KEY QUOTE

# 11 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT.

# 12 MS. LEVINE:

THANK YOU.

# 13 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO PUT ON THE RECORD, COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE THE JURORS JOIN US, PLEASE.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Christopher Darden

THAT'S CORRECT, YOUR HONOR, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO CHARGE HER FOR THE VIDEOTAPE.

A rare light moment — Darden's dry aside about billing for discovery materials drew a good-natured response from Levine.

Ms. Levine

AS LONG AS IT'S NOT TOO EXPENSIVE, THAT'S FINE, YOUR HONOR.

Levine's reply kept the tone collegial; the exchange underscores the mundane logistics of managing a complex multi-party trial.

Evidence (2)

Informal

Videotape to be provided to Kardashian's counsel as discovery material

discussed

Informal

Still photographs to be provided to Kardashian's counsel as discovery material

discussed

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Ms. Levine•Christopher Darden

Judge summarized the chambers agreement on discovery deadlines and materials; Levine confirmed and noted the videotape and photos; Darden quipped about charging for the tape.

collegial

Light Moments (1)

Christopher Darden

Darden joked that Kardashian's counsel would be charged for the videotape; Levine replied she hoped it wasn't too expensive.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5516 • 13 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103