Morning session opening

📄 Morning session opening — Monday, September 18, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 156 of 167

◀ Adjournment Sidebar: scheduling and exhibits ▶

Date: Monday, September 18, 1995 • Utterances: 13

Brief administrative session at the start of a court day in the Simpson civil trial before Judge Ito. Counsel confirmed readiness to continue examination of witness William Bodziak, with a short sidebar on scheduling and a note that exhibits from the previous Friday needed to be retrieved before proceedings could begin.

# 1 (Appearances as heretofore noted.)

# 2 (Janet M. Moxham, CSR no. 4855, official reporter.)

# 3 (Christine M. Olson, CSR no. 2378, official reporter.)

# 4 (Pages 46136 through 46154, volume 224A, transcribed and sealed under separate cover.)

# 5 (The following proceedings were held in open court, out of the presence of the jury:)

# 6 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. Mr. Simpson is present before the court with his counsel, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Scheck, Mr. Blasier, People represented by Miss Clark, Mr. Goldberg and Mr. Kelberg. Good morning, counsel.

# 7 MR. KELBERG:

Good morning, your Honor.

# 8 THE COURT:

Ready to proceed with Mr. Bodziak?

KEY QUOTE

# 9 MR. KELBERG:

I'm sure that we are, your Honor. Could Mr. Blasier and I speak to the court very briefly on a scheduling matter without the reporter at the sidebar?

# 10 THE COURT:

Sure.

# 11 MR. BLASIER:

Your Honor, I would note with Mr. Bodziak, we need all of the exhibits that we had last Friday. I don't know if they've been brought up, the various boards.

KEY QUOTE

# 12 THE CLERK:

They're on their way.

# 13 MR. BLASIER:

When they come up, we'll be ready.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

Ready to proceed with Mr. Bodziak?

Confirms the court is resuming testimony from FBI shoe print expert William Bodziak.

Robert Blasier

Your Honor, I would note with Mr. Bodziak, we need all of the exhibits that we had last Friday. I don't know if they've been brought up, the various boards.

Reveals that physical exhibit boards from a prior session were not yet in the courtroom, briefly delaying the start of testimony.

Evidence (1)

Informal

Physical exhibit boards used during Bodziak's testimony the previous Friday

requested, pending delivery to courtroom

Notable Exchanges (1)

Brian Kelberg•Lance A. Ito

Kelberg requested a brief off-the-record sidebar with Blasier on a scheduling matter.

collegial

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7707 • 13 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103