📄 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by Daniel Petrocelli (3 of 3) — Wednesday, May 15, 1996
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Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by Daniel Petrocelli (3 of 3)

Witness: Allen Cowlings
Examiner: Daniel Petrocelli
Called by: Plaintiff • Date: Wednesday, May 15, 1996 • Utterances: 4
A brief redirect examination in which Petrocelli pressed A.C. Cowlings on whether he believed Nicole Simpson when she told him she had been hit. Cowlings conceded he did not question her account, implicitly accepting it as true.
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BY MR. PETROCELLI:

2 Q:

When she said, "I was hit," did you disbelieve her?

3 MR. LEONARD:

Same objections.

4 ALLEN COWLINGS:

I didn't question her.

KEY QUOTE

Temperature

tense

Key Quotes (2)

Daniel Petrocelli
When she said, 'I was hit,' did you disbelieve her?
Frames Cowlings' silence as tacit acceptance of Nicole's abuse claim, implicating OJ.
A.C. Cowlings
I didn't question her.
Cowlings admits he took Nicole's statement at face value, lending credibility to her account of being struck.

Notable Exchanges (1)

Daniel PetrocelliA.C. Cowlings
Petrocelli elicits that Cowlings never doubted Nicole when she said she was hit, reinforcing the domestic violence narrative through OJ's closest friend.
strategic

Objections

1 objections (0 sustained, 0 overruled)
Proceeding 9005 • 4 utterances • Plaintiff witness
Deposition Trial
Department 103
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📂 MAY 15, 1996 📄 Direct examination of Allen Co
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