Jury called

📄 Jury called — Tuesday, September 19, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 157 of 167

◀ Motion: FBI agent testimony restrictions Direct examination of Michael Wacks (morning) ▶

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 1995 • Utterances: 10

The court reconvened with the jury present and Johnnie Cochran called FBI agent Michael Wacks as a defense witness. Wacks was sworn in and identified himself for the record. This is a brief administrative opening with no substantive testimony.

# 1 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. Deputy Bashmakian, let's have the jurors, please.

# 2 (Brief pause.)

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

# 4 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. Mr. Cochran.

# 5 MR. COCHRAN:

Thank you very kindly, your Honor. We will next call to the stand FBI agent Michael Wacks, your Honor.

# 6 THE COURT:

All right.

Michael F. Wacks, called as a witness by the Defendant, was sworn and testified as follows:

# 7 THE CLERK:

Please raise your right hand. You do solemnly swear that the testimony you may give in the cause now pending before this court, shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God.

# 8 MR. WACKS:

I do.

# 9 THE CLERK:

Please have a seat on the witness stand and state and spell your first and last names for the record.

# 10 MR. WACKS:

It is Michael F. Wacks, W-A-C-K-S.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Johnnie Cochran

We will next call to the stand FBI agent Michael Wacks, your Honor.

Defense calling an FBI agent signals an attempt to use federal law enforcement testimony to support the defense case.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7749 • 10 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103