Cross-examination of Stephen Oppler (part 1)

📄 Cross-examination of Stephen Oppler (part 1) — Wednesday, September 13, 1995

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TRIAL

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◀ Direct examination of Stephen Oppler (part 2) Sidebar: witness report ▶

Witness: Stephen Oppler
Examiner: Peter Neufeld
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Wednesday, September 13, 1995 • Utterances: 15

Peter Neufeld begins cross-examination of Stephen Oppler, a seven-year investigator for the District Attorney's office. The exchange is brief and administrative — Neufeld establishes Oppler's background and quickly moves to request notes or reports Oppler prepared related to a taping on July 27th, 1995. When Oppler reveals the report is upstairs in his file rather than at the stand, Neufeld requests a sidebar.

# 1 THE COURT:

All right. Do you have any questions for Mr. Oppler?

# 2 MR. NEUFELD:

I do. Thank you, your Honor. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

THE JURY: Good afternoon.

CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. NEUFELD

# 3 MR. NEUFELD:

Mr. Oppler--is it Oppler?

# 4 MR. OPPLER:

Yes.

# 5 MR. NEUFELD:

Okay. Thank you. Mr. Oppler, how many years have you worked for the District Attorney?

# 6 MR. OPPLER:

November will be seven.

# 7 MR. NEUFELD:

Seven years?

# 8 MR. OPPLER:

Yes.

# 9 MR. NEUFELD:

Okay. As an investigator?

# 10 MR. OPPLER:

Yes.

# 11 MR. NEUFELD:

Did you prepare any notes or reports in connection with this taping that occurred on July 27th of this summer?

KEY QUOTE

# 12 MR. OPPLER:

Yes. There was a small report.

# 13 MR. NEUFELD:

Do you have a copy with you?

# 14 MR. OPPLER:

I have it in my file upstairs.

KEY QUOTE

# 15 MR. NEUFELD:

May we have a sidebar, your Honor?

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Peter Neufeld

Did you prepare any notes or reports in connection with this taping that occurred on July 27th of this summer?

Establishes that a taping occurred on July 27th and that Neufeld is pursuing documentation of it — likely to challenge or impeach based on the report's contents.

Stephen Oppler

I have it in my file upstairs.

The report is not at the stand, prompting Neufeld to call a sidebar — suggesting the defense may not have received it in discovery or wants to examine it before proceeding.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Report or notes prepared by Oppler in connection with a taping on July 27, 1995

requested by defense; not yet produced at the stand

Notable Exchanges (1)

Peter Neufeld•Stephen Oppler

Neufeld asks for Oppler's report and learns it is not accessible at the stand, prompting a sidebar request — likely a discovery or foundation issue.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7664 • 15 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103