Opening remarks

📄 Opening remarks — Thursday, September 21, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 159 of 167

◀ Jury instructions (part 1) Jury instructions (part 2) ▶

Date: Thursday, September 21, 1995 • Utterances: 8

Judge Ito briefly addresses court scheduling (dark on Monday the 25th at the Goldman family's request) and pivots to reviewing Defense special jury instructions D-1 through D-5. Brian Kelberg attempts to raise a legal point about the Farmer case but is deferred. The proceeding is entirely administrative.

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

# 2 THE COURT:

All right. Back on the record in the Simpson matter. All parties are again present. The jury is not present. Counsel, just for your planning purposes, we will be dark on Monday the 25th at the request of the parties in the Goldman family. However, my staff will be here Monday to assist with any organization of exhibits or anything that you need for preparation of your argument, so that we will be available to accommodate you on that. All right. Let's go to Defense special instruction no. D-1 starting at page 5.

# 3 MR. KELBERG:

Your Honor, I don't know if this is the appropriate time. I had a chance to read the Farmer case, and I don't know if you want my--okay. We'll save it.

# 4 THE COURT:

Save it.

# 5 MR. KELBERG:

Okay.

# 6 THE COURT:

All right. Let's start with D-1. And actually, we have D-1 through--

# 7 MR. KELBERG:

D-5.

# 8 THE COURT:

--D-5 are of a similar vein.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

We will be dark on Monday the 25th at the request of the parties in the Goldman family. However, my staff will be here Monday to assist with any organization of exhibits or anything that you need for preparation of your argument.

Court accommodates the Goldman family's scheduling request while keeping staff available for trial prep — reflects the logistical reality of a high-profile civil trial in its closing stages.

Lance A. Ito

Let's go to Defense special instruction no. D-1 starting at page 5.

Signals the proceeding is entering the jury instruction review phase, a critical pre-verdict step.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Brian Kelberg•Lance A. Ito

Kelberg attempts to raise the Farmer case but Ito cuts him off and defers it.

procedural

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7798 • 8 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103