The judge dismissed witness Natalie Singer and Cochran announced the next defense witness, Roderic Hodge. The prosecution immediately requested a 402 hearing (an admissibility hearing held outside the jury's presence), prompting the judge to send the jury out.
# 1 THE COURT: All right. Miss Singer, thank you very much.
# 2 MS. SINGER: You are welcome.
# 3 THE COURT: All right. Next witness.
# 5 MR. COCHRAN: May I have just a second, your Honor?
# 6 (Discussion held off the record between Defense counsel.) # 7 MR. COCHRAN: Ready to proceed, your Honor. We will next call Mr. Roderic Hodge, your Honor.
# 8 MS. CLARK: We need to have a 402.
KEY QUOTE # 9 THE COURT: All right. Ladies and gentlemen, let me ask you to step back into the jury room, please.