📄 Witness dismissal — Wednesday, May 31, 1995
📅 May 31 — Day 85
🛡️ Barry Scheck⚖️ Lance A. Ito
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▲ Day 85 of 167

Witness dismissal

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 1995 • Utterances: 7
Judge Ito interrupted Scheck's examination of witness Sims to address a scheduling conflict — jurors had visitors waiting for their afternoon visitation. Scheck deferred immediately, and the witness was dismissed to return the following morning at 8:45.
1 MR. SCHECK:

And he came back to document the strips d1--DQ-Alpha strips or RFLP autorads or D1S80 strips after the test results had been done.

2 THE COURT:

Excuse me. Mr. Scheck, forgive me for interrupting you. Do you have much more?

3 (Discussion held off the record between Defense counsel.)
4 MR. SCHECK:

I don't know what the scheduling problems are. I'm close.

5 THE COURT:

We have visitation for the jurors this afternoon scheduled and we already have a number of their visitors waiting.

KEY QUOTE
6 MR. SCHECK:

Then I don't want to interfere with that. I'm sorry.

KEY QUOTE
7 THE COURT:

Okay. Mr. Sims, I guess we'll see you tomorrow morning, 8:45.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito
We have visitation for the jurors this afternoon scheduled and we already have a number of their visitors waiting.
Explains why the examination was cut short — jury welfare and scheduling took priority over testimony.
Barry Scheck
Then I don't want to interfere with that. I'm sorry.
Scheck's graceful deference to the court's scheduling needs.

Evidence (1)

Informal
DQ-Alpha strips, RFLP autorads, and D1S80 strips — DNA test result documentation
briefly referenced in testimony before examination was paused

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. ItoBarry Scheck
Judge politely interrupted Scheck mid-examination to check how much time he needed, then informed him of the juror visitation conflict.
cordial

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 6248 • 7 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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