Sidebar: writ materials

📄 Sidebar: writ materials — Monday, September 11, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 151 of 167

◀ Direct examination of Bill Renken (part 2) Direct examination of Bill Renken (part 3) ▶

Date: Monday, September 11, 1995 • Lines: 12

Judge Ito held a brief sidebar to ask defense counsel Johnnie Cochran whether court staff should assemble materials for a writ, as it had offered to the prosecution. Cochran confirmed that the defense wanted assistance, and Ito directed him to submit a materials list to Mrs. Robertson.

# 1 THE COURT:

While we're waiting, let me see counsel at the sidebar with the court reporter. Mr. Cochran, Miss Clark.

# 2 (The following proceedings were held at the bench:)

# 3 THE COURT:

We're over at the sidebar. Mr. Cochran, you indicated Mr. Dennis Fisher is going to be taking a writ for you?

# 4 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes, your Honor.

# 5 THE COURT:

I forgot to ask you, is there any--are there any materials that you want my staff to put together to assist you in doing that as I offered to the Prosecution?

# 6 MR. COCHRAN:

Yes, we do, your Honor. We talked to Dennis.

# 7 THE COURT:

Why don't you write out a list of those materials you wish to have--

# 8 MR. COCHRAN:

From you?

# 9 THE COURT:

--prepared by the court staff.

# 10 MR. COCHRAN:

Okay.

# 11 THE COURT:

And submit that to Mrs. Robertson. So I'll have my staff assist in putting that together.

# 12 MR. COCHRAN:

Okay. Thank you.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Lance A. Ito

is there any--are there any materials that you want my staff to put together to assist you in doing that as I offered to the Prosecution?

Shows the judge offering equal procedural assistance to both sides for the writ process.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. Ito•Johnnie Cochran

Judge asks Cochran whether court staff should help compile writ materials, as it had offered to the prosecution; Cochran accepts the assistance and agrees to submit a materials list to Mrs. Robertson.

cooperative

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7594 • 12 lines

Criminal Trial

Department 103