Jury greeting and opening remarks

📄 Jury greeting and opening remarks — Friday, March 31, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 49 of 167

◀ Administrative matters: bench warrant Direct examination of Charles Cale ▶

Date: Friday, March 31, 1995 • Utterances: 6

Judge Ito opens court, greets the jury, and notes all jurors are present. Prosecutor Darden is invited to call his next witness and exchanges good mornings with the jury.

# 1 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. PLEASE BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

# 2 THE JURY:

GOOD MORNING.

# 3 THE COURT:

THE RECORD SHOULD REFLECT THAT WE'VE BEEN REJOINED BY ALL THE MEMBERS OF OUR JURY PANEL. MR. DARDEN, YOU MAY CALL YOUR NEXT WITNESS.

# 4 MR. DARDEN:

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. GOOD LADY -- GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

# 5 THE JURY:

GOOD MORNING.

# 6 THE COURT:

IT'S FRIDAY.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

IT'S FRIDAY.

A rare light, off-script remark from the judge acknowledging the end of the week.

Christopher Darden

GOOD LADY -- GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

Darden catches himself mid-slip, a small humanizing moment.

Light Moments (2)

Lance A. Ito

Judge Ito remarks 'IT'S FRIDAY' to the jury after the morning greeting exchange.

Christopher Darden

Darden stumbles over his greeting, starting 'GOOD LADY --' before correcting to 'GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.'

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5526 • 6 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103