Neufeld conducts a brief redirect of crime scene photographer Rolf Rokahr, establishing that the Bundy crime scene was unusual due to the heavy law enforcement presence ('a lot of brass'), and rehabilitating the witness after cross-examination raised questions about his certainty on photo timing. Neufeld ends by getting Rokahr to confirm that a trained photographer could meaningfully distinguish between pre-dawn and post-sunrise photographs, which matters for the defense's timeline arguments.
# 1 THE COURT: Mr. Neufeld.
# 2 MR. NEUFELD: One moment.
# 3 (Discussion held off the record between Defense counsel.) # 4 MR. NEUFELD: Mr. Rokahr, you said that you sometimes photograph as many as two, three homicides a night?
# 5 MR. ROKAHR: That is correct.
# 6 MR. NEUFELD: But on this particular night, this was the only homicide you handled, correct?
# 7 MR. ROKAHR: That was the only homicide I handled.
# 8 MR. NEUFELD: And in fact, this was an unusual homicide. There was a lot of brass there; is that correct?
# 9 MR. ROKAHR: That is correct.
# 10 MR. NEUFELD: And that doesn't happen at most of the cases which you photograph, does it?
# 11 MR. ROKAHR: No, sir.
# 12 MR. NEUFELD: Okay. Now, when I interviewed you yesterday at the Los Angeles Police Department, sir, did we have a calm conversation?
# 13 MR. ROKAHR: Yes, we did.
# 14 MR. NEUFELD: I didn't raise my voice, did I?
# 15 MR. ROKAHR: No, you were very nice.
KEY QUOTE # 16 MR. NEUFELD: During the hour, hour and a half we were talking, sir, did you ever at any time complain about your health?
# 17 MR. ROKAHR: I felt there was no reason--
# 19 MR. ROKAHR: --to do so.
# 20 MR. NEUFELD: And, sir, you mentioned on cross-examination that you may not be, you know, absolutely certain as to what time a particular photograph or precisely what time a particular photograph was taken. But would you agree, sir, that there's a difference between a photograph taken a half hour, an hour before sunrise and a photograph taken an hour and a half after the sun comes up?
# 21 MR. DARDEN: Objection.
# 22 MR. NEUFELD: You know, in terms of light in the air?
# 23 MR. DARDEN: Objection. Calls for speculation.
# 24 THE COURT: Light in the air?
# 25 MR. NEUFELD: I'm sorry. In terms of how light it is, that there is an obvious difference between a photograph taken an hour to an hour and a half before the sun rises and a photograph taken an hour to an hour and a half after the sun rises?
# 27 MR. DARDEN: Objection.
# 28 THE COURT: Overruled.
# 29 MR. ROKAHR: Yes, there's a difference.
# 30 MR. NEUFELD: And, sir, if the sun raised that morning at 5:41 A.M., you would be able to tell the difference without being precise whether that photograph was a nighttime shot, shot perhaps an hour, hour and a half before sunrise and one shot an hour and a half after sunrise, wouldn't you?
# 31 MR. ROKAHR: I would like to think so.
KEY QUOTE # 32 MR. NEUFELD: Thank you. Nothing further.