📄 Sidebar: Fuhrman preparation — Thursday, March 9, 1995
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Sidebar: Fuhrman preparation

Date: Thursday, March 9, 1995 • Utterances: 10
A brief sidebar called by prosecutor Christopher Darden to arrange showing the defense some visual boards before Detective Mark Fuhrman takes the stand. The judge agreed to send the jury back so the boards could be reviewed.
1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD AT THE BENCH:)
2 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE OVER AT SIDE BAR. AND MR. DARDEN, YOU HAVE ASKED TO APPROACH.

3 MR. DARDEN:

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARDS WE NEED TO SHOW THE DEFENSE BEFORE DETECTIVE --

KEY QUOTE
4 THE COURT:

I'M SORRY, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF --

5 MR. DARDEN:

COUPLE OF BOARDS.

6 THE COURT:

BOARDS.

7 MR. DARDEN:

TO SHOW THE DEFENSE AND I THINK MISS CLARK NEEDS SOME CLARIFICATION.

8 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. ARE THE BOARDS HERE?

9 MR. DARDEN:

THEY WILL BE HERE ANY SECOND AND FUHRMAN IS ON HIS WAY DOWN AND HE IS NOT HERE.

10 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO HAVE THE JURY STEP BACK AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOARDS AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Christopher Darden
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARDS WE NEED TO SHOW THE DEFENSE BEFORE DETECTIVE --
Establishes the purpose of the sidebar — pre-testimony discovery/disclosure of visual exhibits to defense counsel.
Christopher Darden
FUHRMAN IS ON HIS WAY DOWN AND HE IS NOT HERE.
Confirms Fuhrman is the imminent witness and explains the timing pressure behind the sidebar.

Evidence (1)

Informal
Unspecified visual boards to be shown to the defense before Fuhrman's testimony
discussed, pending review

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. ItoChristopher Darden
Brief clarification exchange as Ito mishears 'boards' and asks for repetition; Darden also notes Clark needs clarification on something.
procedural

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 5234 • 10 utterances
Criminal Trial
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