Sidebar: videotape evidence

📄 Sidebar: videotape evidence — Wednesday, September 13, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 153 of 167

◀ Direct examination of Teresa Ramirez (part 1) Direct examination of Teresa Ramirez (part 2) ▶

Date: Wednesday, September 13, 1995 • Utterances: 8

A brief bench conference about the remaining portion of a videotape. Clark argues the full tape should be played to show there was minimal time between segments, undercutting any claim of witness coaching. Ito is satisfied and allows the proceedings to continue.

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

# 2 THE COURT:

What's on the rest of this tape? My recollection--we watched it yesterday almost to the end of the tape. Goldberg says good-bye. What is on the rest of the tape?

KEY QUOTE

# 3 MS. CLARK:

That's it. This--I think this is like a one-minute--I know it's a one-minute segment. And the reason I want to play it all until they say good-bye is, the implication that is made here, there's some coaching done. Then they went back on tape. And if all you have is a one-minute segment, what kind of coaching was there? What does that have to do with anything? Obviously it becomes relevant now. There's no statement.

# 4 MR. COCHRAN:

You want to look at it over there?

# 5 THE COURT:

No. If that's your--

# 6 MR. NEUFELD:

I have no problem.

# 7 THE COURT:

All right. Let's proceed.

# 8 (The following proceedings were held in open court:)

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Marcia Clark

If all you have is a one-minute segment, what kind of coaching was there? What does that have to do with anything? Obviously it becomes relevant now.

Clark's rationale for playing the full tape — brevity of the segment rebuts any coaching allegation.

Lance A. Ito

What's on the rest of this tape? My recollection--we watched it yesterday almost to the end of the tape. Goldberg says good-bye. What is on the rest of the tape?

Ito is tracking tape content closely, suggesting prior scrutiny of the exhibit.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Videotape featuring a segment where 'Goldberg says good-bye,' approximately one minute in length

discussed, court determining scope of playback

Notable Exchanges (1)

Marcia Clark•Lance A. Ito

Clark explains why she wants to play the full tape rather than a truncated clip — to demonstrate the brevity of any gap and defeat a coaching narrative.

strategic

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7650 • 8 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103