Judge Ito reviews exhibits before the jury is brought in, while Darden coordinates with the prosecution team to ensure boards and reports are ready. Once the jury is seated, Marcia Clark calls Detective Mark Fuhrman as the People's next witness, and he is sworn in.
# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT:) # 2 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITH REGARDS TO THE NEXT WITNESS, I NEED TO LOOK AT A COUPLE OF EXHIBITS BEFORE WE PROCEED. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO JUST STEP BACK. IT SHOULD TAKE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
# 4 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 5 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BE SEATED.
# 6 MR. DARDEN: YOUR HONOR, IN ADDITION TO --
# 7 THE COURT: I NOTICE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW BOARDS JUST BEING BROUGHT OUT.
# 8 MR. DARDEN: YES, YOUR HONOR. THE DEFENSE HAS NOT SEEN THESE BOARDS AND I WOULD INVITE THEM TO TAKE A LOOK NOW, WITH THE COURT'S PERMISSION.
# 9 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT.
# 10 MR. DARDEN: WE ARE ALSO GOING TO NEED A COUPLE OF MOMENTS TO GET SOME REPORTS DOWN HERE.
# 12 THE COURT: MR. DARDEN, DO WE HAVE THOSE REPORTS?
# 13 MR. DARDEN: I'M SORRY?
# 14 THE COURT: YOU INDICATED THERE ARE SOME REPORTS?
# 15 MR. DARDEN: THEY ARE NOT HERE YET.
# 16 THE COURT: ARE THEY NECESSARY TO BEGIN?
# 17 MR. DARDEN: YES, ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
# 19 THE COURT: MR. DARDEN, IS THERE SOMEBODY BRINGING THESE REPORTS DOWN?
# 20 MR. DARDEN: WE ARE READY, YOUR HONOR.
# 21 THE COURT: YOU ARE READY? ALL RIGHT. MR. DARDEN, DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THE EXHIBITS.
# 22 MR. DARDEN: NO, YOUR HONOR, BUT HE DOES. ALL RIGHT. DEPUTY MAGNERA, LET'S HAVE THE JURORS, PLEASE.
# 24 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 25 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BE SEATED. ALL RIGHT. THE PEOPLE MAY CALL THEIR NEXT WITNESS.
# 26 MS. CLARK: THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. THE PEOPLE CALL DETECTIVE MARK FUHRMAN.
# 27 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. DETECTIVE FUHRMAN.
MARK FUHRMAN, CALLED AS A WITNESS BY THE PEOPLE, WAS SWORN AND TESTIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
# 28 THE CLERK: PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU MAY GIVE IN THE CAUSE NOW PENDING BEFORE THIS COURT, SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH, SO HELP YOU GOD.
# 30 THE CLERK: PLEASE HAVE A SEAT ON THE WITNESS STAND AND STATE AND SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAMES FOR THE RECORD.
# 31 THE WITNESS: MARK FUHRMAN, M-A-R-K F-U-H-R-M-A-N.
# 32 THE CLERK: THANK YOU.
# 33 THE COURT: MISS CLARK.
# 34 MS. CLARK: THANK YOU.