THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE JURY AS TO THE THEORY OF THIS CASE. YESTERDAY HE TOLD US ON DIRECT EXAMINATION SOMETHING ABOUT BELIEVING THAT THIS WAS -- THAT NICOLE TALKING ABOUT -- I ASKED WHETHER OR NOT HE BELIEVED THAT NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON HAD BEEN KILLED FIRST BASED ON WHAT HE SAID ON DIRECT AND HE BACKED OFF THAT, BUT AS TO HIS THEORY, I NEVER WENT INTO WHAT HIS THEORY WAS. HIS THEORY IS IRRELEVANT AND IMMATERIAL. THE ULTIMATE THING IS WHAT THIS JURY THINGS. HE CAN'T GIVE HIS OPINION THAT HE THINKS HE IS GUILTY OR WHATEVER. HOW IS THAT GOING TO SERVE AND HELP US? THEY ARE THE ONE TO FILED THE CHARGES. I OBJECT TO THIS. IT IS TOTALLY IRRELEVANT, IMMATERIAL, IMPROPER, PREJUDICIAL, 352, BEYOND THE SCOPE OF MY CROSS ALSO, AND THIS IS REDIRECT.
THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CROSS-EXAMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT HE PURSUED THE THEORY THAT IT WAS DRUG-RELATED, WHETHER OR NOT HE PURSUED THE THEORY THAT IT WAS MORE THAN ONE KILLER AND WHAT THE -- WHAT WAS THE MANNER WHICH HE CONDUCTED THE INVESTIGATION BASED ON WHAT THEORY HE HAD, AND DID HE EVER PURSUE THE THEORY THAT RON GOLDMAN WAS ACTUALLY THE TARGET. THE COURT WILL RECALL THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF QUESTIONING ON THAT AREA.
AND I THINK THAT FAIR REDIRECT IT IS FAIR REDIRECT TO INQUIRE INTO, NOT NECESSARILY THE GUILT OF THE DEFENDANT, BUT MAYBE WHAT I NEED TO DO IS NARROW THE QUESTION A LITTLE MORE. IT IS TOO BROAD.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOUR QUESTION WAS GOING TO LEAD TO AN ANSWER, WELL, MY OPINION IS THAT YOUR CLIENT DID IT.
KEY QUOTERIGHT, AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT. THAT IS IMPROPER. WHAT I MEANT TO DO WAS CONFINE IT AND MAKE IT MORE SPECIFIC.
KEY QUOTEMAY I ASK THAT THE WITNESS BE INSTRUCTED, BECAUSE THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY MET OVER THE LUNCH HOUR. SHE ASKED THE QUESTION. HE MAY BE TIMING THE ANSWER ON THE PARTICULAR QUESTION. EXTREMELY PREJUDICIAL BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE OBJECTING IN THIS AREA.
KEY QUOTEI'M ADMONISHING -- NOT ADMONISHING, BUT GIVING HER GUIDANCE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AS TO HOW SHE PHRASES THE QUESTION.
THE PROBLEM IS, YOUR HONOR, YOU CAN GIVE HER GUIDANCE, BUT HE IS NOT LISTENING TO THIS. HE IS AN EXPERIENCED WITNESS WHO WAS EARLIER ANSWERING QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU ADMONISHED HIM.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TELL THE WITNESS NOT TO VOICE ANY OPINION AS TO GUILT OR INNOCENCE? I CAN DO THAT.
HE CAN'T GIVE HIS OPINION THAT HE THINKS HE IS GUILTY OR WHATEVER. HOW IS THAT GOING TO SERVE AND HELP US? THEY ARE THE ONE TO FILED THE CHARGES.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOUR QUESTION WAS GOING TO LEAD TO AN ANSWER, WELL, MY OPINION IS THAT YOUR CLIENT DID IT. MR. SIMPSON DID IT FOR THESE REASONS.
RIGHT, AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO THAT. THAT IS IMPROPER. WHAT I MEANT TO DO WAS CONFINE IT AND MAKE IT MORE SPECIFIC.
MAY I ASK THAT THE WITNESS BE INSTRUCTED, BECAUSE THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY MET OVER THE LUNCH HOUR. SHE ASKED THE QUESTION. HE MAY BE TIMING THE ANSWER ON THE PARTICULAR QUESTION.