Guidera photographs review

📄 Guidera photographs review — Tuesday, September 12, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 152 of 167

◀ NBC videotape subpoena discussion Motion: Purdy personnel records ▶

Date: Tuesday, September 12, 1995 • Utterances: 13

Judge Ito reviews the Guidera photographs on the record, noting they appear to show brown gloves with OJ Simpson adjusting a microphone control. Defense attorney Blasier requests an in camera sidebar to explain why he cannot cross-examine without a related video, but Ito declines, signaling a possible adjournment of Rubin's cross-examination instead. The court then pivots to scheduling a Pitchess matter before bringing down the jury.

# 1 THE COURT:

Mrs. Robertson, may I see the board again from yesterday?

# 2 (Brief pause.)

# 3 THE COURT:

And Mr. Hadden, we will take up the pitchess matter as soon as we conclude this.

# 4 (Brief pause.)

# 5 THE COURT:

Excuse me, counsel.

# 6 (Brief pause.)

# 7 THE COURT:

All right. The Guidera photographs are of what appear to be brown gloves and Mr. Simpson appears to be adjusting microphone control.

KEY QUOTE

# 8 MR. BLASIER:

Your Honor, I would be happy to--

# 9 THE COURT:

Thank you.

# 10 MR. BLASIER:

I would be happy to make an in camera showing at side bar as to why I can't cross without that video.

KEY QUOTE

# 11 THE COURT:

All right. I don't think that is necessary at this point. We may have to adjourn the cross-examination at that point as to Mr. Rubin. All right.

# 12 (Brief pause.)

# 13 THE COURT:

As to the pitchess matter, we will conclude this and then we will bring the jury down.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Lance A. Ito

The Guidera photographs are of what appear to be brown gloves and Mr. Simpson appears to be adjusting microphone control.

Judge Ito's on-record description of the photographs frames what the defense presumably intended to use to show Simpson wearing or handling gloves in a non-incriminating context.

Robert Blasier

I would be happy to make an in camera showing at side bar as to why I can't cross without that video.

Reveals the defense needed a specific video to conduct their cross-examination of Rubin (the glove expert), suggesting a strategic dependency between evidence pieces.

Lance A. Ito

We may have to adjourn the cross-examination at that point as to Mr. Rubin.

Ito signals a willingness to pause Rubin's cross rather than allow a sidebar, showing his tight courtroom management style in the civil trial.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Guidera photographs showing what appear to be brown gloves with OJ Simpson adjusting a microphone control

reviewed and described on the record by the judge

Notable Exchanges (1)

Robert Blasier•Lance A. Ito

Blasier offers an in camera sidebar to explain the defense's need for a video before cross-examining Rubin; Ito cuts him off and declines, preferring to adjourn cross if necessary.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7625 • 13 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103