Cochran closes his recross with a single pointed question: establishing that LAPD's commanders assumed the murder victim was Nicole Brown Simpson before ordering notification to OJ Simpson. Bushey confirms that the identity was an assumption and agrees that the commanders would not otherwise have ordered notification to Simpson. He does not describe the victim’s identity as known.
# 1 MR. COCHRAN: Last question, your Honor,
FURTHER RECROSS-EXAMINATION BY Mr. COCHRAN
# 2 MR. COCHRAN: With regard to the fact that detectives were at Nicole Brown Simpson's house, her children were at the police department--is that correct?
# 3 COMMANDER BUSHEY: At some point.
# 4 MR. COCHRAN: Yes. They had been found at that scene and Detective Phillips told you that she was the victim; isn't that correct?
# 5 MS. CLARK: Objection, hearsay.
# 6 THE COURT: Overruled.
# 7 MS. CLARK: Asked and answered.
# 8 THE COURT: Overruled.
# 9 MR. COCHRAN: Isn't that correct?
# 10 COMMANDER BUSHEY: Our assumption was that it was Nicole Brown Simpson.
KEY QUOTE # 11 MR. COCHRAN: Otherwise you wouldn't tell him to go give notification? You wouldn't give a direct order as a commander of the Los Angeles Police Department, would you?
KEY QUOTE # 12 COMMANDER BUSHEY: That's correct.
# 13 MR. COCHRAN: Thank you, sir.
# 14 (Discussion held off the record between the Deputy District Attorneys.)