Pre-trial matters

📄 Pre-trial matters — Monday, May 22, 1995

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▲ Day 79 of 167

◀ Case closing information Jury greeting ▶

Date: Monday, May 22, 1995 • Utterances: 16

Brief pre-session housekeeping before resuming cross-examination of Gary Sims. Judge Ito checked on a pending in-camera review of back gate stains, took an unreported bench conference about a scheduling issue, and sorted out exhibit logistics with Barry Scheck before bringing in the jury.

# 1 (Appearances as heretofore noted.)

# 2 (Janet M. Moxham, CSR no. 4855, official reporter.)

# 3 (Christine M. Olson, CSR no. 2378, official reporter.)

# 4 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:)

# 5 THE COURT:

Good morning, counsel. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. Mr. Simpson is again present before the Court with his counsel, Mr. Shapiro, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Blasier, Mr. Scheck, People represented by Mr. Darden and Mr. Harmon. The jury is not present. Counsel, anything we need to take up before we invite the jurors to continue and conclude the cross-examination of Mr. Sims?

# 6 MR. HARMON:

Just I wondered if there had been any in-camera review based on the inquiry I made yesterday about the stains on the back gate, your Honor.

KEY QUOTE

# 7 THE COURT:

All right. That matter was delegated to Mr. Douglas and Mr. Douglas is just arriving. We'll take that up at the appropriate time.

# 8 MR. HARMON:

Could we have just a moment? There's a scheduling problem that I wanted to alert you to. It doesn't have to be on the record, but I have to tell you about it today, your Honor.

# 9 THE COURT:

Come on down.

# 10 (A conference was held at the bench, not reported.)

# 11 (The following proceedings were held in open court:)

# 12 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you, counsel. Anything else we need to put on the record before we invite the jurors to join us? And, Mr. Scheck, do you know what you're going to need in the way of exhibits, because we've got sort of a zoo over here right now.

# 13 MR. SCHECK:

Yes. I think I have it fairly well planned. I'm going to start with that chart.

# 14 THE COURT:

I'm a little concerned because the smaller easel is sort of leaned up here. Just a matter of logistics here. All right. Deputy Magnera, let's have the jurors, please.

# 15 MR. SCHECK:

Your Honor, did we give the chart a number?

# 16 THE CLERK:

No.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

Mr. Scheck, do you know what you're going to need in the way of exhibits, because we've got sort of a zoo over here right now.

Rare moment of informality from Ito; illustrates the physical chaos of managing voluminous evidence in the courtroom.

Rockne Harmon

I wondered if there had been any in-camera review based on the inquiry I made yesterday about the stains on the back gate, your Honor.

Flags a pending evidentiary matter — the Bundy back gate blood stains — that had not yet been resolved.

Evidence (2)

Informal

Chart prepared by Scheck for use in cross-examination of Gary Sims; not yet assigned an exhibit number

discussed, pending numbering

Informal

Stains on the back gate at Bundy

referenced in connection with pending in-camera review request

Notable Exchanges (2)

Rockne Harmon•Lance A. Ito

Harmon asked whether the judge had conducted an in-camera review of the back gate stain issue he raised the previous day; Ito said it was delegated to Mr. Douglas, who had just arrived.

procedural

Rockne Harmon•Lance A. Ito

Harmon requested a brief unreported bench conference about a scheduling problem.

procedural

Light Moments (1)

Lance A. Ito

Ito described the exhibit area as 'sort of a zoo over here right now' while trying to sort out logistics before the jury entered.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 6129 • 16 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103