📂 Thursday, September 14, 1995 — Day 154
◀ Criminal Trial
📅 Thursday, September 14, 1995 24 proceedings 1762 lines
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Day 154 — Thursday, September 14, 1995

FBI Experts Questioned About Forensic Methods
Judge Lance A. Ito • Criminal Trial • 24 proceedings • 1762 lines
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The prosecution continued rebuttal with FBI experts Douglas Deedrick and William Bodziak addressing conclusions offered by defense expert Henry Lee. Barry Scheck questioned Deedrick about fabric imprints, his training and experience, the timing of his examination, and an undocumented observation concerning Ron Goldman's shirt. The examination tested the foundations and limits of the experts' opinions without converting counsel's challenges into credibility findings.

  • Teresa Ramirez testified that prosecutor Goldberg had unrecorded contact with witness Peratis before the defense-monitored videotape session.
  • Deedrick said he wrote his report from photographic comparisons before first examining the jeans for imprint purposes and had not initially made test impressions.
  • Deedrick said he was not a blood-pattern expert, had basic serology training, and could not recall a specific prior bloody fabric-imprint comparison.
  • Deedrick testified he observed knife damage to Ron Goldman's shirt in August 1994 but never documented, photographed, or reported this finding.
  • Bodziak testified in rebuttal that the crime-scene markings could not be identified as shoe impressions.
  • Prosecution signaled its rebuttal case was nearly complete, with possible conclusion by next day or Monday.
Day 154 • 24 proceedings • 1762 lines
Criminal Trial
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📂 Day 154 — SEP 14, 1995
SEP 14, 1995