Jury excusal

📄 Jury excusal — Tuesday, October 3, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 166 of 167

Date: Tuesday, October 3, 1995 • Utterances: 9

Judge Ito formally excused the jury from further service and permitted them to keep their juror notebooks. With the jury dismissed, he then ordered the defendant released forthwith following acquittal on both charges, closing out the proceedings.

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

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you, counsel. All right. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I am now going to excuse you from further service on this case. As you know, this does absolve you from your voice of silence. You may take with you your juror notebooks as you have requested and I will be chatting with you shortly. All right. Thank you very much. And I'll see you all later.

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

# 4 THE COURT:

All right. Let's everybody have a seat, please. All right. Miss Clark, Mr. Cochran, anything else we need to take up?

# 5 MR. COCHRAN:

No, your Honor. I would like the thank the court for under tell he is through United States. Thank you very kindly.

# 6 THE COURT:

May Clark.

# 7 MS. CLARK:

Thank you.

# 8 THE COURT:

All right. The Defendant having been acquitted of both charges, he is ordered transported to an appropriate Sheriff's facility and released forthwith. We'll stand in recess.

KEY QUOTE

# 9 (Proceedings concluded.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

The Defendant having been acquitted of both charges, he is ordered transported to an appropriate Sheriff's facility and released forthwith.

The formal legal order releasing OJ Simpson following his acquittal — the concluding act of the criminal trial.

Lance A. Ito

As you know, this does absolve you from your voice of silence. You may take with you your juror notebooks as you have requested.

Lifting the gag order on jurors and granting their notebook request — opening the door for post-verdict juror commentary.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Johnnie Cochran•Marcia Clark

Judge asked both lead counsel if anything remained to address. Cochran offered thanks to the court; Clark echoed briefly. No substantive matters were raised.

cordial

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7899 • 9 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103