A brief administrative pause before bringing the jury back in. Judge Ito confirmed that counsel had spoken with the next witness, established that Marcia Clark would handle the witness for the prosecution, and discussed whether testimony could be completed before the 5:00 PM cutoff. Clark indicated the People's direct examination would be short.
# 1 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:) # 2 THE COURT: All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. All parties are again present. The jury is not present. Counsel, have we had the opportunity to chat with the next witness?
# 3 MR. NEUFELD: We have.
# 4 THE COURT: All right. Deputy Magnera, let's have the jurors, please. And, Mr. Darden, are you going to handle this witness? Miss Clark, is this your witness?
# 5 MS. CLARK: Yes, your Honor.
# 6 THE COURT: All right.
# 7 MS. CLARK: Are there any jurors that have a problem that would require us to quit promptly at 5:00 or could we complete this witness?
# 8 THE COURT: I'm going to try to complete this witness.
KEY QUOTE # 9 MS. CLARK: Thank you, your Honor.
# 10 THE COURT: Within reason.
# 11 MS. CLARK: Yeah. Well, the People's questioning will be brief.
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