Pre-session matters

📄 Pre-session matters — Wednesday, September 27, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 162 of 167

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 1995 • Utterances: 10

A brief pre-session check-in before the evening session begins. Cochran confirms the end time of 7:45, the judge thanks a donor named Susan Mattingly for providing the courtroom's Xerox machine, and Darden briefly raises that someone (likely a witness or colleague) will be delayed due to a personal emergency — though the matter is quickly dropped.

# 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, anything we need to take up before we conclude with the evening session?

# 3 MR. COCHRAN:

No, your Honor. Going to 7:45?

# 4 THE COURT:

7:45.

# 5 MR. COCHRAN:

Thank you. Let me get some water.

# 6 THE COURT:

Mrs. Robertson, would you get Mr. Cochran a glass of water, please.

# 7 THE CLERK:

Yes.

# 8 THE COURT:

Deputy Trower, let's have the jury, please. By the way, counsel, we have with us this evening as one of our spectators Susan Mattingly, who was the one kind enough to get us the Xerox machine that we have back here, which has helped all of us immensely. So thank you, Susan. Everybody says thank you.

# 9 MR. DARDEN:

My friend is going to be delayed because of a personal emergency.

KEY QUOTE

# 10 THE COURT:

All right. Deputy Trower, hold the jury. Counsel, why don't you approach. Never mind. Never mind.

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Lance A. Ito

We have with us this evening as one of our spectators Susan Mattingly, who was the one kind enough to get us the Xerox machine that we have back here, which has helped all of us immensely. So thank you, Susan. Everybody says thank you.

A rare glimpse into the logistical realities of a major trial — the courtroom was apparently reliant on a borrowed Xerox machine.

Christopher Darden

My friend is going to be delayed because of a personal emergency.

Cryptic and unresolved — Ito's 'never mind' suggests whatever scheduling concern this raised was immediately abandoned.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Lance A. Ito

Darden raises a vague scheduling issue about an unnamed person delayed by a personal emergency; Ito starts to have counsel approach, then abruptly drops it with 'Never mind. Never mind.'

ambiguous

Light Moments (2)

Johnnie Cochran

Cochran asks if they're going until 7:45, then immediately requests water — the mundane comforts of a long trial day.

Lance A. Ito

Ito publicly thanks Susan Mattingly for donating the Xerox machine, turning a logistical aside into a courtroom moment of appreciation.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 7850 • 10 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103