📄 Syringe stipulation — Wednesday, September 20, 1995
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Syringe stipulation

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 1995 • Utterances: 12
The parties presented a stipulation to the jury that exhibit 1382 is a syringe of the same make and model used by nurse Thano Peratis to draw OJ Simpson's blood on June 13, 1994. The syringe was passed among all jurors for physical inspection. Judge Ito then dismissed the jury early, noting he had pending motions to resolve about additional witnesses before trial could continue.
1 (Brief pause.)
2 THE COURT:

All right. Deputy Trower, let's have the jurors, please.

3 (Brief pause.)
4 (The following proceedings were held in open court, in the presence of the jury:)
5 THE COURT:

All right. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Please be seated. And let the record reflect that we have now been rejoined by all the members of our jury panel. And Mr. Neufeld, do you have a stipulation to offer?

6 MR. NEUFELD:

Thank you. The stipulation that the Prosecution and lawyers for Mr. Simpson have entered into is that this exhibit, which is 1382, is a syringe that is the same make and the same model as a syringe that nurse Thano Peratis used on June 13th, 1994, to draw blood from Mr. Simpson. And with that, your Honor, I would ask permission to pass it around so the jurors can inspect it.

KEY QUOTE
7 THE COURT:

All right. It is in the original packaging and there is no needle attached?

8 MR. NEUFELD:

No, there is a needle attached. There is a sheath over the needle and there is packaging over the sheath.

9 THE COURT:

All right. Hand that to juror no. 14, please.

10 MR. NEUFELD:

Thank you.

11 (The exhibit was passed amongst the jurors.)
12 THE COURT:

All right. The record should reflect that each of the jurors has had the opportunity to examine that item. All right. Ladies and gentlemen, at this point we have no further witnesses to present to you this morning, so we are going to break a little early as far as you are concerned. And just to let you know what the progress of the case is, I now have before me certain motions regarding whether or not I'm going to allow either side to call additional witnesses as to certain specific issues in the case. I have to decide who they can call and who they can't. I anticipate that we will conclude, as I indicated to you, the presentation of all the witnesses this week, and argue next week, and that is still my expectation based upon what I know of the case. So please remember all my admonitions to you. Don't discuss the case among yourselves, form any opinions about the case, don't conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you, do not allow anybody to communicate with you with regard to the case. As far as the jury is concerned, we will stand in recess until--given what I know about the availability of the witnesses, if I do allow them, they will not be available until tomorrow, so as far as the jury is concerned, we will be in recess until nine o'clock. As far as counsel are concerned, though, we will reconvene as soon as the jury has been escorted out of the courtroom. All right. Thank you.

Temperature

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Key Quotes (2)

Peter Neufeld
The stipulation that the Prosecution and lawyers for Mr. Simpson have entered into is that this exhibit, which is 1382, is a syringe that is the same make and the same model as a syringe that nurse Thano Peratis used on June 13th, 1994, to draw blood from Mr. Simpson.
Formally establishes the syringe exhibit for the jury, connecting it to the blood draw that became central to the blood evidence controversy.
Lance A. Ito
I anticipate that we will conclude, as I indicated to you, the presentation of all the witnesses this week, and argue next week, and that is still my expectation based upon what I know of the case.
Signals that the civil trial is nearing its end, with closing arguments expected the following week.

Evidence (1)

1382
A syringe of the same make and model used by nurse Thano Peratis to draw blood from OJ Simpson on June 13, 1994, in original packaging with a sheathed needle
Stipulated and passed among jurors for physical inspection

Notable Exchanges (1)

Lance A. ItoPeter Neufeld
Brief exchange clarifying whether the syringe had a needle attached before it was handed to the jury — Ito asked if there was no needle, Neufeld clarified there was one but sheathed and packaged.
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Objections

None recorded
Proceeding 7774 • 12 utterances
Criminal Trial
Department 103
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