Cross-examination of Roderic Hodge (part 1)

📄 Cross-examination of Roderic Hodge (part 1) — Wednesday, September 6, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 148 of 167

◀ Direct examination of Roderic Hodge Sidebar: Hodge cross-examination ▶

Witness: Roderic Hodge
Examiner: Christopher Darden
Called by: Defense • Date: Wednesday, September 6, 1995 • Lines: 12

Darden begins cross-examining Roderic Hodge and confirms that Hodge used to live on Corning Avenue. Darden asks Hodge to confirm that Vettraino and Fuhrman arrested him on January 13, 1987, but Hodge says he cannot recall the exact date. When Darden asks whether Hodge was arrested only once by those officers, Cochran objects as beyond the scope and the court sustains the objection. Darden says he is trying to establish the date, Ito responds that January 1987 is close enough, and the court calls a sidebar.

# 1 THE COURT:

People.

CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. DARDEN

# 2 MR. DARDEN:

Mr. Hodge, thank you for coming, sir. Sir, you used to live on Corning Avenue, was it?

# 3 MR. HODGE:

Yes, sir.

# 4 MR. DARDEN:

And you were arrested by Vettraino and Fuhrman on January 13, 1987; is that right?

KEY QUOTE

# 5 MR. HODGE:

I'm unable to recall the exact date, sir.

KEY QUOTE

# 6 MR. DARDEN:

By the way, did you--were you only arrested once by Vettraino and Fuhrman and placed in a police vehicle?

# 7 MR. COCHRAN:

Your Honor, object. Beyond the scope.

# 8 THE COURT:

Sustained.

# 9 MR. DARDEN:

Trying to establish the date, your Honor.

# 10 THE COURT:

The date of January, `87, is close enough.

KEY QUOTE

# 11 MR. DARDEN:

Perhaps I should approach then.

# 12 THE COURT:

All right. Let me see you over here at side bar with the court reporter.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (3)

Christopher Darden

And you were arrested by Vettraino and Fuhrman on January 13, 1987; is that right?

Darden asks Hodge to confirm a specific arrest date; Hodge responds that he cannot recall the exact date.

Roderic Hodge

I'm unable to recall the exact date, sir.

Hodge states that he cannot recall the exact date posed by Darden.

Lance A. Ito

The date of January, `87, is close enough.

Ito indicates that identifying the date as January 1987 is sufficiently precise for the questioning.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Christopher Darden•Johnnie Cochran•Lance A. Ito

Darden asks whether Hodge was arrested only once by Vettraino and Fuhrman. Cochran objects that the question is beyond the scope, and the court sustains the objection. Darden says he is trying to establish the date; the court says January 1987 is close enough and then calls a sidebar.

strategic

Credibility Attacks (1)

⚔ Roderic Hodge

factual precision

Darden seeks precision about the date and number of alleged arrests by Vettraino and Fuhrman; the court sustains a scope objection to his question whether Hodge was arrested only once.

Objections

1 objections (1 sustained, 0 overruled)

Proceeding 7538 • 12 lines • Defense witness

Criminal Trial

Department 103