Marcia Clark resumes direct examination of sports photographer Bill Renken by playing a newly marked videotape (People's 607) of OJ Simpson doing sideline commentary at the January 6, 1991 Bengals-Oilers playoff game in Cincinnati. The examination focuses on what the video reveals about the gloves Simpson was wearing — specifically whether raindrops are visible on the glove and whether any flesh is exposed at the wrist — tying the video evidence to the still photographs (606-A through J) Renken previously identified.
# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court, in the presence of the jury:) # 2 THE COURT: All right. Thank you very much, counsel. Miss Clark, you may continue.
# 3 MS. CLARK: Thank you, your Honor. At this time, your Honor, I would like to mark the video clip as next in order, 607.
# 4 THE COURT: 7.
Bill Renken, having been previously sworn, resumed the stand and testified further as follows:
DIRECT EXAMINATION (RESUMED) BY Ms. CLARK
# 5 MS. CLARK: Excuse me. Before I do, first of all, Mr. Renken, I'm going to ask you to look at this video and tell us if you recognize what's being--what is depicted in it.
# 6 MR. RENKEN: Uh, it's the Defendant doing a commentary about I imagine probably the first half scores, stats, overall commentary the first half of the game.
# 7 MS. CLARK: When you say "The game," sir, what game are you referring to?
# 8 MR. RENKEN: That was the play-off game with the Bengals vers Oilers.
# 9 MS. CLARK: And where was that?
# 10 MR. RENKEN: At Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati.
# 11 MS. CLARK: And is this the same game from which you took--you previously identified still photographs that you took in 606-A through J?
# 12 MR. RENKEN: Yes, they are.
# 13 MS. CLARK: Okay. So this is the videotape of the game that we have the still photographs for from you?
# 14 MR. RENKEN: Correct.
# 15 MS. CLARK: Can you tell us, noting the umbrella in the Defendant's hand in this frame, sir, what time--at what point in the game this video's shot?
# 16 MR. RENKEN: Again, it's at half time and could be 2:45, around that area, 3:00 o'clock.
# 17 MS. CLARK: Thank you, sir. I'm going to play the rest of this video, sir, and ask you at the end--at the conclusion of the videotape to--some further questions concerning what you see.
# 19 (At 2:39 P.M., People's exhibit 607, a videotape, was played.) # 20 MS. CLARK: Can we stop right there?
# 21 MS. CLARK: Directing your attention to the Defendant's left hand holding the microphone, sir, can you tell us if you see what appear to be raindrops on that glove?
# 23 MS. CLARK: Thank you.
# 24 (The videotape continues playing.) # 25 MS. CLARK: Do you see rain or what may be rain or some kind of mild snow on the hat and jacket of--what's his last name?
# 27 MS. CLARK: I was going to say boomer.
KEY QUOTE # 28 THE COURT: All right. This is at frame 5439.
# 29 MS. CLARK: Thank you, your Honor.
# 30 MS. CLARK: Do you see--
# 31 MR. RENKEN: Yes, I do.
# 32 MS. CLARK: Thank you.
# 33 (The videotape continues playing.) # 34 MS. CLARK: Stop. Back up one. Right there.
# 35 MS. CLARK: Can you see the wrist area of the Defendant's left hand in this frame, 6775, sir?
# 36 MR. RENKEN: Yes, I can.
# 37 MS. CLARK: Can you see an area of his flesh exposed underneath that wrist area, sir?
# 38 MR. RENKEN: No, I don't.
# 39 MS. CLARK: That's on the Defendant's right hand, sir.
# 40 MR. RENKEN: No. It looks dark in nature.
# 41 MS. CLARK: Keep going.
# 42 (At 2:44 P.M., the playing of the videotape was concluded.) # 43 MS. CLARK: All right. Do you recognize that--do you recognize that video clip, sir?
# 44 MR. RENKEN: Yes, I do.
# 45 MS. CLARK: And that's a clip of?
# 46 MR. RENKEN: Bengals, Oilers play-off game, January 6th, 1991 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.
# 47 MS. CLARK: Thank you, sir. I have nothing further. If I may ask that Mr. Fairtlough hold up People's 606 so the jury can see it, I think that--
# 48 THE COURT: All right.
# 49 (People's 606 is exhibited to the jury.)