📊 Objection Analytics — O.J. Simpson Trial
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📊 Chart Wizard | 12,524 objections · 3,904 sustained · 4,723 overruled · 68.9% ruled on record
3,904 Sustained
4,723 Overruled
2,011 Ruling not stated
51 Sidebar or off record
1,835 No judge present

The Objection Timeline

Every objection across 232 transcript dates
Depositions Jan 22 – Jun 7, 1996 · No judge present
Jan '96Feb '96Mar '96Apr '96May '96Jun '96
285 —
207 —
Sustained Overruled Not ruled on record Bar height = objection count that day (max: 285)

By Objecting Party

Ruled objections only · bar length compares ruled volume within each phase

CRIMINAL Criminal Trial

Criminal defense 44% sustained
3,117 total 2,611 ruled 1,148 sustained 1,463 overruled
Criminal prosecution 44.5% sustained
4,666 total 3,901 ruled 1,737 sustained 2,164 overruled

CIVIL Civil Trial

Civil defense 35.6% sustained
1,122 total 837 ruled 298 sustained 539 overruled
Civil plaintiffs 55.7% sustained
1,666 total 1,193 ruled 665 sustained 528 overruled

PRELIM Preliminary Hearing

Preliminary defense 72.2% sustained
19 total 18 ruled 13 sustained 5 overruled
Preliminary prosecution 67.2% sustained
93 total 61 ruled 41 sustained 20 overruled
Sustained Overruled Depositions excluded: no judge was present to rule.

Attorney Ledger

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Marcia Clark Prosecution CRIMINALPRELIM 1,517 1,125 467 658 41.5%
Dan Leonard Civil defense CIVILDEPO 1,446 248 96 152 38.7%
Hank Goldberg Prosecution CRIMINAL 991 907 389 518 42.9%
Christopher Darden Prosecution CRIMINAL 941 761 315 446 41.4%
Johnnie Cochran Defense CRIMINAL 888 688 229 459 33.3%
Robert Baker Civil defense CIVILDEPO 840 390 144 246 36.9%
Barry Scheck Defense CRIMINAL 652 562 263 299 46.8%
Rockne Harmon Prosecution CRIMINAL 638 568 309 259 54.4%
Robert Blasier Defense CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 632 506 254 252 50.2%
George Clarke Prosecution CRIMINAL 499 449 213 236 47.4%
Robert Shapiro Defense CRIMINALPRELIM 492 434 185 249 42.6%
Edward Medvene Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 482 336 188 148 56%
Peter Neufeld Defense CRIMINAL 427 373 182 191 48.8%
Tom Lambert Plaintiffs CIVIL 404 309 169 140 54.7%
John Kelly Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 390 237 132 105 55.7%
Daniel Petrocelli Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 386 141 88 53 62.4%
Peter Gelblum Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 240 158 85 73 53.8%
Phillip Baker Civil defense DEPO 155 84 24 60 28.6%
F. Lee Bailey Defense CIVILCRIMINAL 142 120 53 67 44.2%
Brian Kelberg Prosecution CRIMINAL 140 126 77 49 61.1%
Carl Douglas Defense CRIMINAL 60 46 24 22 52.2%
Kelli Sager Other counsel CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 41 1 0 1 0%
Janet Levine Other counsel CRIMINALDEPO 29 0 0 0 —
Michael Brewer Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 21 7 3 4 42.9%
Cheri Lewis Prosecution CRIMINAL 16 14 2 12 14.3%
William Hodgman Prosecution CRIMINALPRELIM 13 9 6 3 66.7%
Gerald Uelmen Defense CRIMINALPRELIM 12 12 5 7 41.7%
Paul Schepers Other counsel DEPO 9 0 0 0 —
Yvette Molinaro Plaintiffs CIVILDEPO 6 5 0 5 0%
Scott Gordon Prosecution CRIMINAL 4 3 0 3 0%
Arthur Walsh Other counsel CRIMINAL 4 4 2 2 50%
William Thompson Defense CRIMINAL 2 2 0 2 0%
Leonard Marks Other counsel DEPO 2 0 0 0 —
Shawn Chapman Defense CRIMINAL 1 1 0 1 0%
Matthew Schwartz Other counsel CRIMINAL 1 1 0 1 0%
Donald Re Other counsel DEPO 1 0 0 0 —

Most-Contested Testimony

Top 12 witnesses by objection volume · 309 procedural objections remain unassigned
#WitnessPhasesObjectionsRuled outcomesSustain rate
1 Dennis Fung CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 613
290 sustained · 249 overruled
53.8%
2 Allen Cowlings CIVIL 612
7 sustained · 10 overruled
41.2%
3 Det. Tom Lange CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 574
177 sustained · 224 overruled
44.1%
4 Gregory Matheson CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 515
220 sustained · 225 overruled
49.4%
5 Gary Sims CIVILCRIMINAL 509
231 sustained · 195 overruled
54.2%
6 Collin Yamauchi CIVILCRIMINAL 465
210 sustained · 211 overruled
49.9%
7 Brian "Kato" Kaelin CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 449
125 sustained · 145 overruled
46.3%
8 Andrea Mazzola CIVILCRIMINAL 400
149 sustained · 201 overruled
42.6%
9 Det. Philip Vannatter CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 391
166 sustained · 125 overruled
57%
10 Cora Fischman 386
0 sustained · 0 overruled
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11 Dr. John Gerdes CIVILCRIMINAL 311
139 sustained · 125 overruled
52.7%
12 Prof. Herbert MacDonell CIVILCRIMINAL 274
115 sustained · 132 overruled
46.6%

The Record, Day by Day

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CRIMINALCriminal Trial148 recorded days
1995-01-11 Motion: prior violence and victim statements 1 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-01-12 Cross-examination of Dr. Donald Dutton (part 1) 4 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 3 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Donald Dutton
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1995-01-23 Motion: opening statement exhibit objections 1 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-01-24 Opening statement — Marcia Clark (afternoon, part 3) 1 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-01-25 Opening statement — Johnnie Cochran (part 1) 3 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-01-26 Motion: trial conduct and witness disclosure 2 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-01-30 Opening statement — Johnnie Cochran (part 3) 6 objections · 100% sustained
1 sustained 0 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
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1995-01-31 Direct examination of John Edwards (morning, part 1) 48 objections · 31.2% sustained
10 sustained 22 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-01 Cross-examination of Ron Shipp (part 1) 34 objections · 38.1% sustained
8 sustained 13 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
On the standRon Shipp
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1995-02-02 Redirect examination of Ronald Shipp (part 2) 41 objections · 56% sustained
14 sustained 11 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-03 Direct examination of Catherine Boe (part 1) 32 objections · 39.1% sustained
9 sustained 14 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-06 Direct examination of Denise Brown (morning, part 2) 36 objections · 45.5% sustained
10 sustained 12 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-07 Cross-examination of Pablo Fenjves 15 objections · 16.7% sustained
1 sustained 5 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-08 Direct examination of Sukru Boztepe 33 objections · 32% sustained
8 sustained 17 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-09 Direct examination of Robert Riske (part 3) 22 objections · 27.8% sustained
5 sustained 13 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standOff. Robert Riske
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1995-02-14 Cross-examination of David Rossi (part 3) 78 objections · 44.1% sustained
26 sustained 33 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-15 Recross-examination of Dave Rossi 82 objections · 48.3% sustained
28 sustained 30 overruled 24 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-16 Direct examination of Ron Phillips (part 5) 31 objections · 27.8% sustained
5 sustained 13 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-17 Cross-examination of Ronald Phillips (part 1) 47 objections · 20% sustained
5 sustained 20 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-21 Direct examination of Det. Tom Lange (part 3) 32 objections · 35% sustained
7 sustained 13 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-02-22 Cross-examination of Detective Tom Lange (morning) 62 objections · 40.5% sustained
17 sustained 25 overruled 20 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-02-23 Cross-examination of Tom Lange (part 3) 24 objections · 50% sustained
7 sustained 7 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-02-24 Redirect examination of Rosa Lopez 46 objections · 20% sustained
6 sustained 24 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-27 Direct examination of Rosa Lopez (part 2) 53 objections · 40.5% sustained
17 sustained 25 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
On the standRosa Lopez
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1995-03-02 Cross-examination of Rosa Maria Lopez (part 11) 83 objections · 24.6% sustained
15 sustained 46 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
On the standRosa Lopez
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1995-03-03 Redirect examination of Rosa Lopez 81 objections · 23.9% sustained
17 sustained 54 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standRosa Lopez
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1995-03-06 Cross-examination of Tom Lange (afternoon, part 6) 44 objections · 33.3% sustained
10 sustained 20 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-07 Redirect examination of Det. Tom Lange (morning, part 4) 58 objections · 29.3% sustained
12 sustained 29 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-03-08 Recross-examination of Tom Lange (part 1) 69 objections · 25.6% sustained
11 sustained 32 overruled 26 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-03-09 Redirect examination of Tom Lange (part 2) 82 objections · 43.3% sustained
26 sustained 34 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-13 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (morning, part 1) 29 objections · 38.9% sustained
7 sustained 11 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Mark Fuhrman
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1995-03-14 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (afternoon, part 1) 34 objections · 54.2% sustained
13 sustained 11 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Mark Fuhrman
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1995-03-15 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (morning, part 1) 57 objections · 37.5% sustained
15 sustained 25 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Mark Fuhrman
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1995-03-16 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman 10 objections · 16.7% sustained
1 sustained 5 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-17 Direct examination of Det. Philip Vannatter (part 2) 7 objections · 40% sustained
2 sustained 3 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-20 Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 4) 73 objections · 61.4% sustained
35 sustained 22 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-21 Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 1) 61 objections · 60.4% sustained
29 sustained 19 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-22 Direct examination of Kato Kaelin (morning, part 2) 46 objections · 44.7% sustained
17 sustained 21 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-23 Cross-examination of Brian Kato Kaelin (part 6) 102 objections · 48% sustained
36 sustained 39 overruled 27 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-27 Recross-examination of Brian Kato Kaelin 74 objections · 47.7% sustained
31 sustained 34 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-28 Re-redirect examination of Kato Kaelin 51 objections · 41% sustained
16 sustained 23 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-29 Redirect examination of Allan Park 42 objections · 11.8% sustained
4 sustained 30 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-30 Direct examination of Susan Silva 1 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standSusan Silva
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1995-03-31 Cross-examination of Charles Cale (part 2) 35 objections · 37.9% sustained
11 sustained 18 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-04-03 Direct examination of Dennis Fung (afternoon, part 1) 31 objections · 50% sustained
13 sustained 13 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
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1995-04-04 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 3) 21 objections · 55% sustained
11 sustained 9 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-05 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (afternoon, part 5) 63 objections · 60.3% sustained
35 sustained 23 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-11 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 2) 61 objections · 57.1% sustained
32 sustained 24 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-12 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (morning, part 3) 33 objections · 51.6% sustained
16 sustained 15 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-13 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 3) 33 objections · 46.7% sustained
14 sustained 16 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-14 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 3) 41 objections · 43.2% sustained
16 sustained 21 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-17 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 1) 58 objections · 57.1% sustained
28 sustained 21 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-18 Re-redirect examination of Dennis Fung (part 6) 56 objections · 41.7% sustained
20 sustained 28 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-20 Direct examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 1) 35 objections · 44.8% sustained
13 sustained 16 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-04-25 Cross-examination of Andrea Mazzola (afternoon, part 2) 84 objections · 37.3% sustained
28 sustained 47 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-04-26 Redirect examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 1) 106 objections · 43.5% sustained
40 sustained 52 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-04-27 Redirect examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 2) 137 objections · 46.8% sustained
58 sustained 66 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-05-01 Direct examination of Gregory Matheson (morning) 51 objections · 59.6% sustained
28 sustained 19 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-02 Cross-examination of Gregory Matheson 37 objections · 60.6% sustained
20 sustained 13 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-03 Cross-examination of Gregory Matheson (part 1) 122 objections · 47.3% sustained
52 sustained 58 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-04 Redirect examination of Gregory Matheson (part 3) 132 objections · 47.3% sustained
52 sustained 58 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-05 Recross-examination of Gregory Matheson 95 objections · 41.8% sustained
33 sustained 46 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-08 Direct examination of Robin Cotton (part 2) 5 objections · 40% sustained
2 sustained 3 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-05-09 Direct examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 3) 21 objections · 57.9% sustained
11 sustained 8 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-10 Direct examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (afternoon, part 2) 9 objections · 66.7% sustained
6 sustained 3 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-11 Cross-examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 3) 53 objections · 50% sustained
24 sustained 24 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-12 Cross-examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 1) 66 objections · 44.3% sustained
27 sustained 34 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-15 Redirect examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 1) 91 objections · 38% sustained
30 sustained 49 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-16 Direct examination of Gary Sims (part 2) 32 objections · 50% sustained
13 sustained 13 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-17 Direct examination of Gary Sims (afternoon, part 3) 38 objections · 54.5% sustained
18 sustained 15 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-18 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 3) 111 objections · 54.3% sustained
50 sustained 42 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-19 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 3) 60 objections · 63.5% sustained
33 sustained 19 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-22 Redirect examination of Gary Sims (part 1) 115 objections · 59% sustained
59 sustained 41 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-23 Cross-examination of Renee Montgomery (part 3) 56 objections · 62.7% sustained
32 sustained 19 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standRenee Montgomery
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1995-05-24 Direct examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 2) 80 objections · 37.8% sustained
28 sustained 46 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-05-25 Direct examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 4) 33 objections · 50% sustained
15 sustained 15 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standCollin Yamauchi
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1995-05-26 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 3) 71 objections · 42.9% sustained
27 sustained 36 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standCollin Yamauchi
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1995-05-30 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (morning, part 1) 185 objections · 58.3% sustained
102 sustained 73 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standCollin Yamauchi
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1995-05-31 Redirect examination of Collin Yamauchi (morning, part 1) 111 objections · 49.5% sustained
48 sustained 49 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-01 Recross-examination of Gary Sims (part 2) 30 objections · 59.3% sustained
16 sustained 11 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-06-02 Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran 10 objections · 30% sustained
3 sustained 7 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-06 Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) 20 objections · 44.4% sustained
8 sustained 10 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-07 Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 4) 8 objections · 12.5% sustained
1 sustained 7 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-08 Direct examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (afternoon, part 1) 17 objections · 17.6% sustained
3 sustained 14 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-09 Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 2) 4 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 4 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-12 Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 3) 1 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-13 Direct examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 6) 24 objections · 39.1% sustained
9 sustained 14 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-14 Cross-examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran 48 objections · 54.3% sustained
25 sustained 21 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-15 Cross-examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) 50 objections · 55% sustained
22 sustained 18 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-16 Cross-examination of Richard Rubin 34 objections · 44.4% sustained
12 sustained 15 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standRichard Rubin
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1995-06-19 Cross-examination of William Bodziak 15 objections · 35.7% sustained
5 sustained 9 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standWilliam Bodziak
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1995-06-20 Recross-examination of Gary Sims 1 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-06-21 Recross-examination of Richard Rubin (part 1) 32 objections · 33.3% sustained
8 sustained 16 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standRichard Rubin
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1995-06-22 Redirect examination of Dr. Bruce Weir 29 objections · 24.1% sustained
7 sustained 22 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-23 Cross-examination of Dr. Bruce Weir (part 2) 32 objections · 31% sustained
9 sustained 20 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Bruce Weir
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1995-06-26 Cross-examination of Dr. Bruce Weir (morning) 72 objections · 28.1% sustained
18 sustained 46 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Bruce Weir
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1995-06-27 Cross-examination of Denise Lewis 36 objections · 55.9% sustained
19 sustained 15 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-28 Cross-examination of Susan Brockbank (part 1) 67 objections · 50.9% sustained
29 sustained 28 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standSusan Brockbank
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1995-06-29 Direct examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 3) 19 objections · 42.1% sustained
8 sustained 11 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standDouglas Deedrick
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1995-06-30 Direct examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 5) 23 objections · 40.9% sustained
9 sustained 13 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDouglas Deedrick
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1995-07-05 Direct examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 1) 82 objections · 36.4% sustained
24 sustained 42 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
On the standDouglas Deedrick
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1995-07-06 Redirect examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 1) 21 objections · 60% sustained
12 sustained 8 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDouglas Deedrick
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1995-07-10 Direct examination of Arnelle Simpson (part 4) 88 objections · 41.3% sustained
31 sustained 44 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-11 Cross-examination of Ellen Aaronson (part 1) 129 objections · 37.7% sustained
1995-07-12 Direct examination of Robert Heidstra (part 1) 75 objections · 39.1% sustained
25 sustained 39 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-13 Direct examination of Mark Partridge (part 2) 94 objections · 55.4% sustained
1995-07-14 Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 2) 10 objections · 55.6% sustained
5 sustained 4 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-17 Cross-examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga (part 6) 42 objections · 44.4% sustained
16 sustained 20 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-18 Redirect examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga 129 objections · 45.7% sustained
53 sustained 63 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-19 Direct examination of Richard Walsh 94 objections · 46.8% sustained
37 sustained 42 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-20 Redirect examination of Adalberto Luper (part 3) 131 objections · 38.6% sustained
44 sustained 70 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-24 Direct examination of Dr. Fredric Rieders (afternoon, part 1) 43 objections · 47.1% sustained
16 sustained 18 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-25 Direct examination of Roger Martz (part 3) 33 objections · 46.4% sustained
13 sustained 15 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standRoger Martz
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1995-07-26 Cross-examination of Roger Martz (morning) 42 objections · 29.4% sustained
10 sustained 24 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standRoger Martz
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1995-07-27 Direct examination of Professor Herbert MacDonell 12 objections · 44.4% sustained
4 sustained 5 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-31 Direct examination of Professor Herbert MacDonell (part 2) 109 objections · 54.5% sustained
54 sustained 45 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-01 Direct examination of Michele Kestler 103 objections · 38.2% sustained
39 sustained 63 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-02 Direct examination of Dr. John Gerdes (part 10) 119 objections · 57.5% sustained
61 sustained 45 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. John Gerdes
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1995-08-03 Cross-examination of Dr. John Gerdes (morning, part 1) 61 objections · 46.3% sustained
25 sustained 29 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. John Gerdes
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1995-08-04 Cross-examination of Dr. John Gerdes (part 1) 24 objections · 64.7% sustained
11 sustained 6 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. John Gerdes
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1995-08-07 Redirect examination of Dr. John Gerdes (morning) 105 objections · 53.1% sustained
51 sustained 45 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-08 Cross-examination of Dr. Terence Speed (afternoon) 44 objections · 47.2% sustained
17 sustained 19 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-10 Direct examination of Dr. Michael Baden (morning, part 2) 54 objections · 51.1% sustained
24 sustained 23 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Michael Baden
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1995-08-11 Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (part 3) 37 objections · 29.4% sustained
10 sustained 24 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Michael Baden
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1995-08-14 Direct examination of Michele Kestler 104 objections · 44.9% sustained
40 sustained 49 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-16 Direct examination of Michele Kestler (part 2) 104 objections · 43.8% sustained
39 sustained 50 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
On the standMichele Kestler
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1995-08-17 Cross-examination of Gilbert Aguilar (part 1) 20 objections · 33.3% sustained
6 sustained 12 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standGilbert Aguilar
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1995-08-21 Direct examination of Larry Ragle (part 3) 70 objections · 45.3% sustained
29 sustained 35 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standLarry Ragle
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1995-08-22 Cross-examination of Kenneth Berris 67 objections · 33.3% sustained
19 sustained 38 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-23 Direct examination of Dr. Henry Lee (part 2) 92 objections · 50% sustained
43 sustained 43 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Henry Lee
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1995-08-25 Direct examination of Dr. Henry Lee (part 1) 42 objections · 33.3% sustained
12 sustained 24 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Henry Lee
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1995-08-28 Redirect examination of Dr. Henry Lee (part 1) 63 objections · 28.8% sustained
17 sustained 42 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Henry Lee
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1995-08-29 Motion: Fuhrman tapes and transcripts admissibility 52 objections · 30% sustained
15 sustained 35 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standLaura Hart McKinny
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1995-09-05 Direct examination of Laura Hart McKinny 121 objections · 35.6% sustained
36 sustained 65 overruled 20 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-06 Redirect examination of Laura Hart McKinny 49 objections · 26.3% sustained
10 sustained 28 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-08 Motion: defense exhibit admissibility 8 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-11 Redirect examination of Mark Krueger 44 objections · 40% sustained
1995-09-12 Direct examination of Richard Rubin 75 objections · 45.3% sustained
29 sustained 35 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
On the standRichard Rubin
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1995-09-13 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 1) 128 objections · 46.1% sustained
47 sustained 55 overruled 26 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-14 Cross-examination of Douglas Deedrick 61 objections · 43.1% sustained
22 sustained 29 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-15 Cross-examination of William Bodziak 49 objections · 32.4% sustained
12 sustained 25 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
On the standWilliam Bodziak
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1995-09-18 Cross-examination of William Bodziak (part 3) 125 objections · 45.6% sustained
47 sustained 56 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-19 Direct examination of Lawrence Fiato 67 objections · 54.2% sustained
32 sustained 27 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-20 Cross-examination of Comm. Keith Bushey (part 2) 44 objections · 37.8% sustained
14 sustained 23 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standComm. Keith Bushey
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1995-09-26 Closing argument — Christopher Darden 1 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-27 Closing argument — Johnnie Cochran (part 2) 3 objections · 66.7% sustained
2 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-28 Closing argument — Barry Scheck (part 2) 3 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 2 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-29 Rebuttal closing argument — Christopher Darden 38 objections · 6.9% sustained
2 sustained 27 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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CIVILCivil Trial51 recorded days
1996-10-23 Opening statement — Kelly 13 objections · 66.7% sustained
6 sustained 3 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-24 Opening statement — Baker (part 5) 2 objections · 50% sustained
1 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-25 Direct examination of Robert Heidstra 18 objections · 46.7% sustained
7 sustained 8 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-28 Redirect examination of Robert Riske 73 objections · 75.5% sustained
37 sustained 12 overruled 24 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-29 Direct examination of Ron Phillips 111 objections · 48.1% sustained
39 sustained 42 overruled 30 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-31 Cross-examination of Thomas Lange (part 1) 68 objections · 55.6% sustained
30 sustained 24 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1996-11-01 Cross-examination of Tom Lange (part 1) 93 objections · 58.5% sustained
38 sustained 27 overruled 28 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-04 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 1) 120 objections · 53.8% sustained
56 sustained 48 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-05 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung 122 objections · 55.1% sustained
54 sustained 44 overruled 24 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-06 Redirect examination of Richard Rubin (part 1) 46 objections · 55.9% sustained
19 sustained 15 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-07 Direct examination of Dr. Donald Dutton 27 objections · 12.5% sustained
2 sustained 14 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-08 Cross-examination of Dr. Werner Spitz (part 2) 23 objections · 33.3% sustained
5 sustained 10 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Werner Spitz
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1996-11-12 Cross-examination of Werner Spitz (part 2) 80 objections · 51.7% sustained
31 sustained 29 overruled 20 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-13 Cross-examination of Douglas W. Deedrick 60 objections · 27.3% sustained
12 sustained 32 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-14 Cross-examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 2) 39 objections · 50% sustained
13 sustained 13 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-15 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 1) 18 objections · 37.5% sustained
3 sustained 5 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1996-11-18 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 1) 73 objections · 42.1% sustained
24 sustained 33 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-19 Direct examination of Kato Kaelin (part 1) 89 objections · 45.7% sustained
32 sustained 38 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-20 Redirect examination of Allan Park (part 1) 37 objections · 11.5% sustained
3 sustained 23 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-21 Redirect examination of William Bodziak (part 1) 25 objections · 56.2% sustained
9 sustained 7 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standWilliam Bodziak
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1996-11-22 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 2) 51 objections · 34.2% sustained
13 sustained 25 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-11-25 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 1) 71 objections · 31.2% sustained
15 sustained 33 overruled 23 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-11-26 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 1) 13 objections · 69.2% sustained
9 sustained 4 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-12-03 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings 92 objections · 46.3% sustained
31 sustained 36 overruled 25 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-04 Direct examination of Nancy Ney 83 objections · 43.3% sustained
1996-12-05 Redirect examination of Randall R. Petee 3 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standRandy Petee
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1996-12-06 Cross-examination of Juditha Brown 37 objections · 43.3% sustained
13 sustained 17 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-09 Redirect examination of Philip Vannatter (part 1) 155 objections · 54.1% sustained
59 sustained 50 overruled 46 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-10 Direct examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 2) 123 objections · 40.2% sustained
35 sustained 52 overruled 36 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-11 Direct examination of Tom Lange 93 objections · 49.2% sustained
1996-12-12 Direct examination of Kelly Mulldorfer 64 objections · 38.1% sustained
16 sustained 26 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-16 Redirect examination of Herbert Leon MacDonell 55 objections · 34.1% sustained
14 sustained 27 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-17 Direct examination of Thomas Tallarino (part 2) 85 objections · 40.7% sustained
22 sustained 32 overruled 31 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-18 Direct examination of Daniel Gonzalez (part 2) 34 objections · 38.5% sustained
10 sustained 16 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-20 Redirect examination of Robert Groden (part 2) 75 objections · 44.2% sustained
23 sustained 29 overruled 23 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-06 Cross-examination of Officer Richard Aston (part 1) 83 objections · 52.5% sustained
1997-01-08 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung 72 objections · 67.2% sustained
39 sustained 19 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-09 Cross-examination of Dr. Henry Lee 1 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Henry Lee
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1997-01-10 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 2) 16 objections · 92.9% sustained
13 sustained 1 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1997-01-13 Redirect examination of O.J. Simpson (part 3) 62 objections · 51.1% sustained
24 sustained 23 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1997-01-14 Cross-examination of Arnelle Simpson (part 2) 93 objections · 47.3% sustained
35 sustained 39 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-15 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung 87 objections · 42.4% sustained
25 sustained 34 overruled 28 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-16 Redirect examination of Bradley Popovich 74 objections · 53.2% sustained
25 sustained 22 overruled 27 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-21 Closing argument 5 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 4 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-22 Closing argument — Kelly (part 2) 13 objections · 37.5% sustained
3 sustained 5 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-23 Closing argument — Blasier (part 2) 6 objections · 100% sustained
2 sustained 0 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-27 Closing argument — Lambert 14 objections · 20% sustained
2 sustained 8 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-28 Closing argument — Lambert / Petrocelli (rebuttal) 2 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 2 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1997-02-04 Jury request for testimony reread 4 objections · 33.3% sustained
1 sustained 2 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1997-02-06 Direct examination of Mark Roesler 59 objections · 40.9% sustained
18 sustained 26 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
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1997-02-07 Redirect examination of Leroy Taft 26 objections · 36.4% sustained
8 sustained 14 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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PRELIMPreliminary Hearing6 recorded days
1994-06-30 Redirect examination of Michele Kestler 20 objections · 66.7% sustained
8 sustained 4 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-01 Redirect examination of Stewart Tanner 5 objections · 100% sustained
4 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-05 Redirect examination of Allan Park 19 objections · 53.3% sustained
8 sustained 7 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-06 Redirect examination of Philip Vannatter 25 objections · 70.6% sustained
12 sustained 5 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-07 Cross-examination of Det. Tom Lange (part 2) 25 objections · 76.5% sustained
13 sustained 4 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-08 Cross-examination of Dr. Golden 18 objections · 64.3% sustained
9 sustained 5 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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DEPODepositions27 recorded days
1996-01-22 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson by Daniel Petrocelli 3 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-01-23 Redirect examination of O.J. Simpson by Daniel Petrocelli 1 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-01-25 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson by Daniel Petrocelli 4 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-02-05 Direct examination of Kimberly Goldman by Daniel Petrocelli 7 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standKimberly Goldman
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1996-02-09 Direct examination of Fred Goldman by Daniel Petrocelli 3 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standFred Goldman
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1996-02-10 Direct examination of Faye Resnick by Daniel Petrocelli 23 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 23 without a recorded ruling
On the standFaye Resnick
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1996-02-11 Direct examination of Faye Resnick by Daniel Petrocelli 73 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 73 without a recorded ruling
On the standFaye Resnick
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1996-02-12 Cross-examination of Faye Resnick by Dan Leonard 21 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 21 without a recorded ruling
On the standFaye Resnick
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1996-02-14 Direct examination of Brian "Kato" Kaelin by Daniel Petrocelli 44 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 44 without a recorded ruling
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1996-02-15 Direct examination of Brian "Kato" Kaelin by Daniel Petrocelli 16 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1996-02-20 Direct examination of Brian "Kato" Kaelin by Daniel Petrocelli 53 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 53 without a recorded ruling
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1996-02-22 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson by Daniel Petrocelli 2 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-02-23 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson by Daniel Petrocelli 5 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-03-19 Direct examination of Cora Fischman by Daniel Petrocelli 103 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 103 without a recorded ruling
On the standCora Fischman
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1996-03-20 Cross-examination of Cora Fischman by Robert Baker 167 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 167 without a recorded ruling
On the standCora Fischman
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1996-03-21 Direct examination of Cora Fischman by Daniel Petrocelli 116 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 116 without a recorded ruling
On the standCora Fischman
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1996-03-22 Direct examination of Christian Reichardt by Daniel Petrocelli 50 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 50 without a recorded ruling
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1996-03-25 Direct examination of Christian Reichardt by Daniel Petrocelli 79 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 79 without a recorded ruling
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1996-04-16 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by John Kelly 67 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 67 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-04-17 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by John Kelly 73 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 73 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-04-26 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by John Kelly 163 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 163 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-05-02 Direct examination of Denise Brown by John Kelly 24 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 24 without a recorded ruling
On the standDenise Brown
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1996-05-03 Direct examination of Robert Kardashian by John Kelly 29 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 29 without a recorded ruling
On the standRobert Kardashian
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1996-05-08 Direct examination of Jason Simpson by Daniel Petrocelli 143 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 143 without a recorded ruling
On the standJason Simpson
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1996-05-15 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by Daniel Petrocelli 285 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 285 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-05-31 Direct examination of Marcus Allen by Daniel Petrocelli 207 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 207 without a recorded ruling
On the standMarcus Allen
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1996-06-07 Direct examination of Lawrence Schiller by Peter Gelblum 74 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 74 without a recorded ruling
On the standLawrence Schiller
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Objection Grounds

Which objections actually work?
Speculation
1500 48.5%
Foundation
1366 49.3%
Relevance
1298 36.2%
Argumentative
1232 54%
Leading
1146 49.9%
Hearsay
1028 50.2%
Vague / Ambiguous
837 31.7%
Asked & Answered
811 23.9%
Misstates / Mischaracterizes
640 44%
Beyond Scope
600 38.7%
Assumes Facts
409 43.1%
Compound
243 41.7%
Non-responsive
148 43%
Improper Opinion
38 54.8%
Prejudicial (352)
24 27.8%
Narrative
15 36.4%
Sidebar
7 50%
Best Evidence
3 66.7%
Sustained rate Overruled rate Bar width = total objections on that ground

By Trial Phase

Civil Trial
2,788
objections
47%
sustained
963 S 1067 O 758 not ruled
Criminal Trial
7,789
objections
44%
sustained
2887 S 3631 O 1,271 not ruled
Depositions
1,835
objections
No judge present
0 rulings
0 S 0 O 1,835 not ruled
Preliminary Hearing
112
objections
68%
sustained
54 S 25 O 33 not ruled

Methodology

The dataset includes 12,524 objections spoken by attorneys in the archived transcripts. It excludes 54 objection-like lines spoken by judges, witnesses, or court reporters. Each objection is checked against the next 6 lines in the same proceeding, stopping before a later objection begins. Sustain rates use only the 8,627 objections ruled sustained or overruled on the record. The remaining outcomes are kept separate: 2,011 rulings not stated, 51 sidebar or off-record objections, and 1,835 deposition objections with no judge present. Grounds come from the objection text. Witness attribution uses the proceeding’s recorded witness; 309 procedural objections remain unassigned. Source: 538,878 transcript lines across all archived phases.

12,524 objections analyzed
68.9% ruled on record
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