📄 Exhibit distribution — Tuesday, May 9, 1995
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Exhibit distribution

Date: Tuesday, May 9, 1995 • Utterances: 9
A brief end-of-day administrative exchange in which prosecutor George Clarke requested permission to distribute autoradiograph copies to the jury. Judge Ito agreed to let jurors view what an autorad looks like but deferred substantive testimony until the next morning, then adjourned court with standard admonitions.
1 MR. CLARKE:

All right. Your Honor, I was going to ask that those be distributed to the jury and then utilize the original on the elmo so that the witness can describe what's shown on this autoradiograph.

2 THE COURT:

Well, given the hour, I would suggest that we distribute them--since we've held it up and shown them, let's let the jury see what an autorad looks like. Then we'll start with that tomorrow morning.

KEY QUOTE
3 MR. CLARKE:

Very good.

4 THE COURT:

All right. But let's let the jury see what an autorad looks like.

5 MR. CLARKE:

May I hand them to the jury then?

6 THE COURT:

You may.

7 (Brief pause.)
8 THE COURT:

All right. Ladies and gentlemen, if you'll just pass them down then to your right. And, Mr. Clarke, if you will collect those from the bailiff, please. All right. Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to take our recess for the afternoon. Please remember all my admonitions to you; do not discuss this case amongst yourselves, do not form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you, don't allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case. And we'll see you here tomorrow morning, 9:00 o'clock. And, Dr. Cotton, tomorrow morning, 8:45. And I'll see counsel in 10 minutes. All right. We'll stand in recess.

9 (Recess.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito
Well, given the hour, I would suggest that we distribute them--since we've held it up and shown them, let's let the jury see what an autorad looks like. Then we'll start with that tomorrow morning.
Establishes the pacing decision: jurors get a preview of the DNA autoradiograph evidence without testimony, building anticipation for Dr. Cotton's continued examination.
Lance A. Ito
And, Dr. Cotton, tomorrow morning, 8:45. And I'll see counsel in 10 minutes.
Signals an early chambers conference before testimony resumes, suggesting procedural matters to resolve around the DNA evidence.

Evidence (1)

Informal
Autoradiograph (autorad) copies distributed to the jury for visual familiarization
distributed to jury, examination deferred to next session

Notable Exchanges (1)

George ClarkeLance A. Ito
Clarke requests jury distribution of autorad copies; Ito approves but limits use to visual preview only, reserving witness description for the following morning.
cooperative

Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 5986 • 9 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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