Witness preparation

📄 Witness preparation — Thursday, March 9, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 34 of 167

◀ Cross-examination of Patti Goldman Sidebar: Fuhrman preparation ▶

Date: Thursday, March 9, 1995 • Utterances: 6

Marcia Clark concludes her examination of Mrs. Goldman, who is then excused by Judge Ito. Christopher Darden announces that Detective Mark Fuhrman will be the next witness and immediately requests a sidebar with the court reporter, signaling anticipated legal issues before Fuhrman takes the stand.

# 1 THE COURT:

MISS CLARK.

# 2 MS. CLARK:

NOTHING FURTHER.

# 3 THE COURT:

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRS. GOLDMAN. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WITNESS.

# 4 (BRIEF PAUSE.)

# 5 MR. DARDEN:

YOUR HONOR, THE NEXT WITNESS WILL BE DETECTIVE MARK FUHRMAN. CAN WE APPROACH?

KEY QUOTE

# 6 THE COURT:

YES. WITH THE REPORTER, PLEASE.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (1)

Christopher Darden

YOUR HONOR, THE NEXT WITNESS WILL BE DETECTIVE MARK FUHRMAN. CAN WE APPROACH?

The announcement of Fuhrman as the next witness — one of the most controversial figures in the trial — combined with an immediate sidebar request signals that significant legal arguments were anticipated before his testimony began.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Lance A. Ito

Darden announces Fuhrman as the next witness and immediately requests a sidebar with the court reporter, suggesting pre-testimony legal arguments were needed.

strategic

Witness Demeanor

(BRIEF PAUSE.)

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5233 • 6 utterances

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