Jury preparation and exhibits

📄 Jury preparation and exhibits — Wednesday, September 13, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 153 of 167

◀ Motion: Bronco fiber evidence admissibility Court back on record ▶

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

A brief pre-session administrative exchange where the judge and attorneys sorted out logistics before bringing the jury down. Neufeld raised a concern about not having seen the edited Peratis tape before it was to be played, and Ito confirmed he also wanted to review the edit first. The judge also instructed counsel to get their Bronco-related exhibits organized during a 15-minute recess.

# 1 MR. NEUFELD:

Your Honor, just one quick--your Honor?

# 2 THE COURT:

Yes.

# 3 MR. NEUFELD:

All I ask is I was out of the room for a moment when I heard that they wanted to do the Peratis tape next. All I'm saying is that in light of your instruction yesterday that they edit, I haven't seen the edit yet.

# 4 THE COURT:

I indicated to you I wanted to look at it one more time before it was played. I want to see the edited tape as well.

# 5 MR. NEUFELD:

Right. Because I may have objections about that.

KEY QUOTE

# 6 THE COURT:

All right. Deputy Magnera, the jury is upstairs as well?

DEPUTY MAGNERA: Yes.

# 7 THE COURT:

Our next witness is Mr. Sims?

# 8 MR. HARMON:

Yes, your Honor.

# 9 THE COURT:

While we take the recess to bring the jury down, I had to pull a number of the Bronco exhibits for the purpose of reviewing last night. Mrs. Robertson has them available. Get your exhibits organized. Let's not lose anytime fumbling with the exhibits.

# 10 MR. SCHECK:

I need them.

# 11 THE COURT:

All right. All right. We will take 15 to bring the jury down. Get your exhibits in order.

# 12 (Recess.)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

Let's not lose anytime fumbling with the exhibits.

Reflects Ito's characteristic impatience with courtroom inefficiency and his tight management of trial pace.

Peter Neufeld

Because I may have objections about that.

Defense signaling it intends to contest the edited version of the Peratis tape before it is played for the jury.

Evidence (2)

Informal

Edited Peratis tape — video of Thano Peratis discussing blood draw from OJ Simpson

discussed; defense has not yet seen the edited version; both judge and defense want to review before it is played

Informal

Bronco exhibits pulled by judge for overnight review

discussed; counsel instructed to organize them before next session

Notable Exchanges (1)

Peter Neufeld•Lance A. Ito

Neufeld flagged he had missed the announcement about the Peratis tape and had not seen the edit; Ito confirmed he also wanted a final review before it played.

measured, cooperative

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7634 • 12 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103