Detailed entries (27)
Dr. Golden's autopsy report and protocol for Nicole Brown Simpson, case 94-05136, signed June 16, 1994, with an addendum issued July 1, 1994. The documentation includes narrative pages and standardized anatomical and injury diagrams presented and annotated during testimony; witnesses discussed findings and identified asserted errors or disagreements concerning portions of the documentation.
Ronald Goldman autopsy documentation comprising Dr. Golden's report and protocol, addendum, anatomical and wound diagrams, related forms, and toxicology materials designated People's 356-A through 356-R, together with the stipulated exact-replica blow-up boards designated People's 357. Testimony examined and sometimes disputed or corrected findings, classifications, measurements, and stomach-content records in these materials.
Draft and final versions of Dr. Golden's autopsy addendum for Nicole Brown Simpson, with the final report dated July 1, 1994. The addendum addressed omissions or corrections involving the brain contusion, right cornu injury, facial and elbow abrasions, and a typographical or measurement error concerning the B-23/B-24 wound; Dr. Lakshmanan testified that he still disagreed with the corrected measurement.
Dr. Golden's supplemental autopsy addendum for Ronald Goldman, represented by handwritten and typewritten versions and pages discussed in comparison with the original protocol and photographs.
A series of amended or supplemental coroner reports and correspondence displayed during Johnnie Cochran's opening statement. Cochran characterized the documents as addressing destroyed stomach contents, a mislabeled Goldman sample, clothing packaging, delayed coroner access, a missing fluoroscopic examination, and photography-jurisdiction issues.
Odontology consultation reports from Drs. Vale and Anselmo and criminalist Dowell, dated September 9 and September 14, 1994, and discussed as People's 349 and Board 10-B.
Board 1-B, Form 15 is a toxicological specimen form showing that Dr. Golden preserved heart blood and urine for an 'H screen' analysis.
People's 27, introduced and discussed at the preliminary hearing, depicts wounds to the front of Ronald Goldman's neck, the left side of his neck and head, and the right side of his face. A later reading of Dr. Golden's preliminary-hearing testimony referenced the diagram as showing four of five cheek wounds marked in red.
Autopsy form containing entries for brain weight, brain pathology, and stomach contents. During testimony, Dr. Lakshmanan noted that Dr. Golden had not documented a brain contusion on the form.
Dr. Lakshmanan's independent wound summary chart for Ronald Goldman (People's 351), identifying each injury, Dr. Golden's documentation of each, and Dr. Lakshmanan's independent findings and knife-type determinations.
Wound summary chart prepared by Dr. Lakshmanan for Nicole Brown Simpson (People's 350). It outlined her injuries and was referenced for wound numbering and measurements of shoulder abrasions.
Two-page coroner document (pages 2–3) apparently related to lividity observations; marked for identification and shown to counsel at trial, later excluded on hearsay and foundation grounds.
People's 28, a diagram introduced during Dr. Irwin Golden's preliminary-hearing testimony depicting wounds to the right side of Ronald Goldman's neck and abrasions to his right cheek, later referenced through a transcript excerpt to identify facial-injury locations.
Coroner's diagram prepared by Dr. Golden and introduced at the preliminary hearing (People's 25) depicting the approximate locations of four stab wounds to the left side of Nicole Brown Simpson's neck and the major incised wound.
Autopsy form (Form 15) recording the witnesses present during the autopsy, which listed Detectives Vannatter and Lange but did not list Detective Fuhrman.
Diagram of a human body section showing the aorta and knife cut path, displayed during Dr. Spitz's civil-trial testimony for anatomical explanation of the aortic stab wound.
Cross-sectioned anatomical diagram of the torso showing the aorta stab wound track and two body compartments, displayed at a board during Dr. Spitz's civil-trial testimony with an extended explanation of wound mechanics and retroperitoneal bleeding.
Letter from the LA County Coroner's Office to William Hodgman containing an amendment to the original coroner's report, apparently prompted by defense expert Dr. Baden's consultations with Dr. Golden; displayed on the courtroom screen during opening statement and objected to by Hodgman before the jury could fully view it.
Pages 5–6 of Dr. Golden's autopsy report describing the sharp and blunt ends of each neck stab wound. Dr. Baden and Shapiro reviewed the pages, and Kelberg used them to address wound orientation.
Collection of documents from the Gaye Phillips cases including a letter from Charles Lindner to Robert B. Grace, a summary and findings by Deputy DA Robert Grace, two DA disposition/recommendation-for-dismissal forms, and autopsy protocols for the two decedents; marked for the record only by stipulation as copies from the DA file.
Toxicology report dated June 21, 1994, showing .02 percent blood alcohol and no detected methamphetamine, cocaine, narcotics, or PCP. The source does not identify whose results the board records.
People's 31, introduced and discussed at the preliminary hearing, depicts the stab wound to Ronald Goldman's left flank that perforated the abdominal aorta.
People's 29, introduced and discussed at the preliminary hearing, depicts scalp wounds on Ronald Goldman's head.
People's 30, introduced and discussed at the preliminary hearing, depicts three stab or cutting wounds to Ronald Goldman's right torso and a stab wound to his left thigh.
Diagram introduced as People's 26 depicting three wounds to Nicole Brown Simpson's scalp.
Combined references to the autopsy reports or protocols for Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Baden had the two reports at the stand, Dietz relied on the protocols in forming an opinion, and complete reports including diagrams and addenda were submitted to the court.
Wound charts prepared by Dr. Lakshmanan describing injuries visible in autopsy photographs and keyed to protocols, diagrams, and addenda. Kelberg offered them as a substitute for press access to the photographs, and they were later referenced as a substitute for a formal supplemental autopsy report.
Additional references (10)
Brief references from transcripts that don't warrant an individual page. Each has a single source or is mentioned only in passing.
- 1990 Autopsies Raised in Dr. Golden Impeachment Argument — Material concerning two 1990 autopsies in which conceded errors were raised during motion argument: classification of entry and exit wounds in one case and shooting-distance assessment in another. The defense argued that the material was admissible to impeach Dr. Golden's qualifications, while the prosecution sought …
- Autopsy diagram forms 21-I, 23-I, and 23-II — Autopsy diagram forms 21-I, 23-I, and 23-II, including form 21-I on board 3-G and form 23-II on board 5-G, discussed and annotated in court.
- Autopsy Report Reviewed by Dr. Lakshmanan — An autopsy report reviewed during Dr. Lakshmanan's assessment; the supplied source does not identify the decedent.
- Coroner's protocol released under public records act — Copies of the coroner's protocol, addenda, and diagrams previously released to the media under a public records act request were referenced as a partial substitute for autopsy photographs.
- Coroner's report — opening-statement display dispute — General reference to the coroner's report displayed by defense counsel during opening statement; prosecution alleged far more pages were shown to the jury than indicated during the pre-trial show-and-tell preview.
- Form 14 microscopic examination report — brain contusion — Dr. Golden's Form 14 microscopic description report, dated July 7, 1994, concerned his microscopic examination of a brain-contusion section. Dr. Lakshmanan confirmed that his independent examination reached the same conclusion of acute cerebrocortical contusion.
- Goldman and Brown toxicology-results reference — A reference to toxicology results for blood from Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. The results were not admitted through Detective Lange because a hearsay objection blocked the inquiry.
- Hall case autopsy report — Hall case autopsy report identifying a thyroid gland that was later determined to have been previously removed; discussed during a motion concerning Dr. Golden's competency.
- Huizenga–Douglas Letter, February 5, 1995 — February 5, 1995 letter from Dr. Huizenga to Mr. Douglas, noted as having been located and produced after being misfiled in a chart.
- Mahanay coroner report — failure to collect Nicole's back blood — Report from coroner's-office investigator Mahanay documenting the failure to collect blood drops and spatters found on Nicole Brown Simpson's back, faxed to Detective Lange's office on June 21, 1994.