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 • Lines: 8

At a brief bench conference, Clark asked to play the remaining one-minute segment of the Peratis videotape, through the participants' goodbyes, to address the defense's coaching implication. That remaining segment was distinct from the fourteen-minute interruption in the recording. Neufeld had no objection, and Ito directed 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 lines

Criminal Trial

Department 103