Redirect examination of Teresa Ramirez (part 2)

📄 Redirect examination of Teresa Ramirez (part 2) — Thursday, September 14, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 154 of 167

◀ Recross-examination of Teresa Ramirez Witness notification ▶

Witness: Teresa Ramirez
Examiner: Marcia Clark
Called by: Prosecution • Date: Thursday, September 14, 1995 • Utterances: 10

A very brief further redirect examination of Teresa Ramirez by Marcia Clark, consisting of only three substantive questions. Clark established that Ramirez had met with the defense that morning and watched tape at their request, then attempted a leading question about her willingness to cooperate, which was sustained on objection. The witness was then excused.

# 1 MR. NEUFELD:

Thank you.

FURTHER REDIRECT EXAMINATION BY MS. CLARK

# 2 MS. CLARK:

Did you sit and speak with the Defense this morning at their request?

KEY QUOTE

# 3 MS. RAMIREZ:

Yes.

# 4 MS. CLARK:

And did you watch all the tape they wanted you to watch?

# 5 MS. RAMIREZ:

Yes.

# 6 MS. CLARK:

And would you have refused a reasonable request to help them if they had made it?

KEY QUOTE

# 7 MR. NEUFELD:

Oh, objection.

# 8 THE COURT:

Sustained. All right.

# 9 MS. CLARK:

Nothing further.

# 10 THE COURT:

Miss Ramirez, thank you very much. You're excused.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Marcia Clark

Did you sit and speak with the Defense this morning at their request?

Clark is rehabilitating the witness by demonstrating her cooperation with opposing counsel, preempting any implication of bias or stonewalling.

Marcia Clark

And would you have refused a reasonable request to help them if they had made it?

Attempted to reinforce witness's cooperativeness, but the leading/argumentative nature drew a sustained objection.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Unspecified tape the defense wanted the witness to watch

discussed informally

Notable Exchanges (1)

Marcia Clark•Peter Neufeld

Clark's attempt to have Ramirez affirm she would not have refused defense requests was cut off by Neufeld's objection, sustained by the court.

strategic

Objections

1 objections (1 sustained, 0 overruled)

Proceeding 7690 • 10 utterances • Prosecution witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103