📊 Objection Analytics — O.J. Simpson Trial
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📊 Chart Wizard | 9,282 objections · 3,126 sustained · 3,487 overruled · 71.2% ruled on record
3,126 Sustained
3,487 Overruled
1,396 Ruling not stated
31 Sidebar or off record
1,242 No judge present

The Objection Timeline

Every objection across 226 trial days
Depositions Jan 22 – Jun 7, 1996 · No judge present
Jan '96Feb '96Mar '96Apr '96May '96Jun '96
236 —
185 —
Sustained Overruled Not ruled on record Bar height = objection count that day (max: 236)

By Objecting Party

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

CRIMINAL Criminal Trial

Criminal defense 46.8% sustained
2,522 total 2,186 ruled 1,024 sustained 1,162 overruled
Criminal prosecution 46% sustained
3,293 total 2,763 ruled 1,272 sustained 1,491 overruled

CIVIL Civil Trial

Civil defense 37.8% sustained
760 total 574 ruled 217 sustained 357 overruled
Civil plaintiffs 55.5% sustained
1,401 total 1,046 ruled 581 sustained 465 overruled

PRELIM Preliminary Hearing

Preliminary defense 66.7% sustained
10 total 9 ruled 6 sustained 3 overruled
Preliminary prosecution 76.5% sustained
53 total 34 ruled 26 sustained 8 overruled
Sustained Overruled Depositions excluded: no judge was present to rule.

Attorney Ledger

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Phases
Marcia Clark Prosecution CRIMINALPRELIM 1,334 1,024 438 586 42.8%
Dan Leonard Civil defense CIVILDEPO 1,248 202 84 118 41.6%
Christopher Darden Prosecution CRIMINAL 801 666 284 382 42.6%
Rockne Harmon Prosecution CRIMINAL 603 548 303 245 55.3%
Robert Blasier Defense CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 599 488 246 242 50.4%
Barry Scheck Defense CRIMINAL 555 500 235 265 47%
Johnnie Cochran Defense CRIMINAL 507 400 162 238 40.5%
Robert Shapiro Defense CRIMINALPRELIM 446 404 170 234 42.1%
Edward Medvene Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 423 304 170 134 55.9%
Peter Neufeld Defense CRIMINAL 407 363 179 184 49.3%
George Clarke Prosecution CRIMINAL 391 363 163 200 44.9%
Robert Baker Civil defense CIVILDEPO 365 261 102 159 39.1%
John Kelly Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 335 225 126 99 56%
Tom Lambert Plaintiffs CIVIL 335 271 149 122 55%
Daniel Petrocelli Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 258 100 63 37 63%
Peter Gelblum Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 211 141 72 69 51.1%
F. Lee Bailey Defense CIVILCRIMINAL 131 114 51 63 44.7%
Brian Kelberg Prosecution CRIMINAL 117 107 66 41 61.7%
Hank Goldberg Prosecution CRIMINAL 83 74 42 32 56.8%
Carl Douglas Defense CRIMINAL 33 24 13 11 54.2%
Janet Levine Other counsel CRIMINALDEPO 27 0 0 0
Phillip Baker Civil defense DEPO 19 0 0 0
Cheri Lewis Prosecution CRIMINAL 14 13 2 11 15.4%
Gerald Uelmen Defense CRIMINALPRELIM 10 10 5 5 50%
Michael Brewer Plaintiffs CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 9 3 1 2 33.3%
Paul Schepers Other counsel DEPO 7 0 0 0
Scott Gordon Prosecution CRIMINAL 3 2 0 2 0%
Kelli Sager Other counsel CIVILCRIMINALDEPO 3 0 0 0
William Thompson Defense CRIMINAL 2 2 0 2 0%
Yvette Molinaro Plaintiffs CIVILDEPO 2 2 0 2 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
Leonard Marks Other counsel DEPO 1 0 0 0

Most-Contested Testimony

Top 12 witnesses by objection volume · 259 procedural objections remain unassigned
#WitnessPhasesObjectionsRuled outcomesSustain rate
1 Allen Cowlings CIVIL 532
7 sustained · 9 overruled
43.8%
2 Gary Sims CIVILCRIMINAL 446
214 sustained · 173 overruled
55.3%
3 Collin Yamauchi CIVILCRIMINAL 436
200 sustained · 206 overruled
49.3%
4 Det. Tom Lange CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 403
136 sustained · 160 overruled
45.9%
5 Dennis Fung CIVILCRIMINAL 354
179 sustained · 133 overruled
57.4%
6 Det. Philip Vannatter CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 324
150 sustained · 108 overruled
58.1%
7 Brian "Kato" Kaelin CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 319
112 sustained · 117 overruled
48.9%
8 Gregory Matheson CIVILCRIMINALPRELIM 283
150 sustained · 91 overruled
62.2%
9 Prof. Herbert MacDonell CIVILCRIMINAL 250
111 sustained · 115 overruled
49.1%
10 Dr. John Gerdes CIVILCRIMINAL 244
109 sustained · 105 overruled
50.9%
11 Dr. Robin Cotton CIVILCRIMINAL 228
91 sustained · 115 overruled
44.2%
12 Douglas Deedrick CIVILCRIMINAL 225
82 sustained · 119 overruled
40.8%

The Record, Day by Day

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CRIMINALCriminal Trial147 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) 3 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 2 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) 2 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 1 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 Cross-examination of Mike Farrell (part 1) 25 objections · 31.2% sustained
5 sustained 11 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-01 Cross-examination of Ron Shipp (part 1) 23 objections · 42.9% sustained
6 sustained 8 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standRon Shipp
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1995-02-02 Redirect examination of Ronald Shipp (part 2) 31 objections · 52.4% sustained
11 sustained 10 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-03 Direct examination of Catherine Boe (part 1) 25 objections · 36.8% sustained
7 sustained 12 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-06 Cross-examination of Denise Brown (part 1) 29 objections · 47.4% sustained
9 sustained 10 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-07 Cross-examination of Pablo Fenjves 12 objections · 25% sustained
1 sustained 3 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-08 Direct examination of Sukru Boztepe 18 objections · 15.4% sustained
2 sustained 11 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-09 Cross-examination of Robert Riske (part 3) 15 objections · 33.3% sustained
4 sustained 8 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standOff. Robert Riske
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1995-02-14 Cross-examination of David Rossi (part 3) 67 objections · 46.2% sustained
24 sustained 28 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-15 Recross-examination of Dave Rossi 65 objections · 53.2% sustained
25 sustained 22 overruled 18 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-16 Cross-examination of Ron Phillips (part 4) 22 objections · 28.6% sustained
4 sustained 10 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-17 Cross-examination of Ronald Phillips (part 1) 39 objections · 22.2% sustained
4 sustained 14 overruled 21 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-21 Direct examination of Det. Tom Lange (part 3) 14 objections · 33.3% sustained
3 sustained 6 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-02-22 Cross-examination of Detective Tom Lange (afternoon, part 1) 46 objections · 42.9% sustained
15 sustained 20 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-02-23 Cross-examination of Tom Lange (part 3) 15 objections · 55.6% sustained
5 sustained 4 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-02-24 Redirect examination of Rosa Lopez 30 objections · 25% sustained
5 sustained 15 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-02-27 Direct examination of Rosa Lopez (part 2) 50 objections · 41% sustained
16 sustained 23 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) 66 objections · 28.6% sustained
14 sustained 35 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
On the standRosa Lopez
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1995-03-03 Redirect examination of Rosa Lopez 53 objections · 27.7% sustained
13 sustained 34 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standRosa Lopez
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1995-03-06 Cross-examination of Tom Lange (afternoon, part 6) 34 objections · 25% sustained
6 sustained 18 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-07 Redirect examination of Det. Tom Lange (morning, part 4) 23 objections · 20% sustained
3 sustained 12 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-03-08 Recross-examination of Tom Lange (part 1) 56 objections · 27.8% sustained
10 sustained 26 overruled 20 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1995-03-09 Redirect examination of Tom Lange (part 2) 64 objections · 48% sustained
24 sustained 26 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-13 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (morning, part 1) 26 objections · 43.8% sustained
7 sustained 9 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Mark Fuhrman
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1995-03-14 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (afternoon, part 1) 30 objections · 52.2% sustained
12 sustained 11 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Mark Fuhrman
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1995-03-15 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman (morning, part 1) 45 objections · 37.1% sustained
13 sustained 22 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Mark Fuhrman
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1995-03-16 Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman 8 objections · 16.7% sustained
1 sustained 5 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-17 Direct examination of Det. Philip Vannatter (part 2) 6 objections · 40% sustained
2 sustained 3 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-20 Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 4) 56 objections · 62% sustained
31 sustained 19 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-21 Cross-examination of Philip Vannatter (part 1) 56 objections · 59.6% sustained
28 sustained 19 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-22 Direct examination of Kato Kaelin (morning, part 2) 40 objections · 50% sustained
17 sustained 17 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-23 Cross-examination of Brian Kato Kaelin (part 6) 92 objections · 50.7% sustained
35 sustained 34 overruled 23 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-27 Recross-examination of Brian Kato Kaelin 66 objections · 46.7% sustained
28 sustained 32 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-28 Re-redirect examination of Kato Kaelin 27 objections · 57.1% sustained
12 sustained 9 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-03-29 Recross-examination of Allan Park 28 objections · 13.6% sustained
3 sustained 19 overruled 6 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) 32 objections · 37.9% sustained
11 sustained 18 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
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1995-04-03 Direct examination of Dennis Fung (afternoon, part 1) 28 objections · 54.2% sustained
13 sustained 11 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1995-04-04 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 3) 17 objections · 68.8% sustained
11 sustained 5 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-05 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (morning, part 4) 23 objections · 65.2% sustained
15 sustained 8 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-11 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 6) 6 objections · 60% sustained
3 sustained 2 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-12 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (morning, part 3) 5 objections · 66.7% sustained
2 sustained 1 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-13 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 2) 5 objections · 60% sustained
3 sustained 2 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-14 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 3) 40 objections · 44.4% sustained
16 sustained 20 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-17 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 1) 40 objections · 61.1% sustained
22 sustained 14 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-18 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 1) 7 objections · 75% sustained
3 sustained 1 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standDennis Fung
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1995-04-20 Direct examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 1) 25 objections · 50% sustained
10 sustained 10 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-04-25 Cross-examination of Andrea Mazzola (morning, part 4) 2 objections · 50% sustained
1 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-04-26 Redirect examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 1) 49 objections · 47.5% sustained
19 sustained 21 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-04-27 Redirect examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 2) 47 objections · 54.5% sustained
24 sustained 20 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standAndrea Mazzola
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1995-05-01 Direct examination of Gregory Matheson (morning) 50 objections · 59.6% sustained
28 sustained 19 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-02 Direct examination of Gregory Matheson (part 2) 27 objections · 76% sustained
19 sustained 6 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-03 Cross-examination of Gregory Matheson (part 5) 3 objections · 100% sustained
1 sustained 0 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-04 Redirect examination of Gregory Matheson (part 3) 96 objections · 58.2% sustained
46 sustained 33 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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1995-05-05 Redirect examination of Gregory Matheson 48 objections · 63.2% sustained
24 sustained 14 overruled 10 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) 34 objections · 43.8% sustained
14 sustained 18 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-12 Cross-examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 1) 57 objections · 45.3% sustained
24 sustained 29 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-15 Redirect examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 1) 80 objections · 37.1% sustained
26 sustained 44 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Robin Cotton
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1995-05-16 Direct examination of Gary Sims (part 2) 30 objections · 50% sustained
13 sustained 13 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-17 Direct examination of Gary Sims (afternoon, part 3) 31 objections · 58.6% sustained
17 sustained 12 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-18 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 3) 101 objections · 55.2% sustained
48 sustained 39 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-19 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 3) 56 objections · 62.7% sustained
32 sustained 19 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-22 Redirect examination of Gary Sims (part 1) 102 objections · 61.5% sustained
56 sustained 35 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1995-05-23 Cross-examination of Renee Montgomery (part 3) 53 objections · 66.7% sustained
32 sustained 16 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standRenee Montgomery
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1995-05-24 Direct examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 2) 75 objections · 39.4% sustained
28 sustained 43 overruled 4 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) 67 objections · 43.5% sustained
27 sustained 35 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standCollin Yamauchi
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1995-05-30 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (morning, part 1) 174 objections · 57.7% sustained
97 sustained 71 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standCollin Yamauchi
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1995-05-31 Redirect examination of Collin Yamauchi (morning, part 1) 97 objections · 46% sustained
40 sustained 47 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-01 Recross-examination of Gary Sims (part 2) 27 objections · 58.3% sustained
14 sustained 10 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) 18 objections · 41.2% sustained
7 sustained 10 overruled 1 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) 15 objections · 13.3% sustained
2 sustained 13 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) 23 objections · 40.9% sustained
9 sustained 13 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-14 Cross-examination of Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran 45 objections · 53.5% sustained
23 sustained 20 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-15 Cross-examination of Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran (part 1) 43 objections · 61.1% sustained
22 sustained 14 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-16 Cross-examination of Richard Rubin 27 objections · 38.1% sustained
8 sustained 13 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standRichard Rubin
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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) 21 objections · 23.5% sustained
4 sustained 13 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
On the standRichard Rubin
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1995-06-22 Redirect examination of Dr. Bruce Weir 23 objections · 17.4% sustained
4 sustained 19 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-23 Cross-examination of Dr. Bruce Weir (part 2) 29 objections · 33.3% sustained
9 sustained 18 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Bruce Weir
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1995-06-26 Cross-examination of Dr. Bruce Weir (morning) 65 objections · 28.3% sustained
17 sustained 43 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Bruce Weir
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1995-06-27 Cross-examination of Denise Lewis 35 objections · 57.6% sustained
19 sustained 14 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1995-06-28 Cross-examination of Susan Brockbank (part 1) 63 objections · 52.7% sustained
29 sustained 26 overruled 8 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) 21 objections · 40% sustained
8 sustained 12 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDouglas Deedrick
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1995-07-05 Direct examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 1) 76 objections · 36.9% sustained
24 sustained 41 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
On the standDouglas Deedrick
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1995-07-06 Redirect examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 1) 18 objections · 61.1% sustained
11 sustained 7 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standDouglas Deedrick
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1995-07-10 Direct examination of Arnelle Simpson (part 1) 73 objections · 42.4% sustained
28 sustained 38 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-11 Redirect examination of Ellen Aaronson (part 1) 103 objections · 40.7% sustained
1995-07-12 Direct examination of Robert Heidstra (part 1) 54 objections · 50% sustained
23 sustained 23 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-13 Direct examination of Mark Partridge (part 2) 70 objections · 62.3% sustained
33 sustained 20 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
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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 2) 37 objections · 47.1% sustained
16 sustained 18 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-18 Redirect examination of Dr. Robert Huizenga 110 objections · 45.5% sustained
46 sustained 55 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-19 Direct examination of Richard Walsh 79 objections · 51.5% sustained
35 sustained 33 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-20 Redirect examination of Adalberto Luper (part 3) 103 objections · 45.1% sustained
41 sustained 50 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-24 Direct examination of Dr. Fredric Rieders (afternoon, part 1) 40 objections · 45.5% sustained
15 sustained 18 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1995-07-25 Direct examination of Roger Martz (part 3) 30 objections · 44% sustained
11 sustained 14 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standRoger Martz
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1995-07-26 Cross-examination of Roger Martz (morning) 32 objections · 26.9% sustained
7 sustained 19 overruled 6 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 Cross-examination of Professor Herbert MacDonell (part 1) 99 objections · 58.4% sustained
52 sustained 37 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-01 Cross-examination of Prof. Herbert MacDonell (part 2) 72 objections · 43.7% sustained
31 sustained 40 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-02 Direct examination of Dr. John Gerdes (part 1) 86 objections · 57.3% sustained
47 sustained 35 overruled 4 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) 52 objections · 37.8% sustained
17 sustained 28 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) 19 objections · 68.8% sustained
11 sustained 5 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. John Gerdes
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1995-08-07 Direct examination of Dr. Terence Speed (part 1) 85 objections · 53.2% sustained
42 sustained 37 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-08 Cross-examination of Dr. Terence Speed (afternoon) 41 objections · 50% sustained
17 sustained 17 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-10 Cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baden (afternoon, part 4) 49 objections · 47.6% sustained
20 sustained 22 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) 36 objections · 27.3% sustained
9 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 102 objections · 45.5% sustained
40 sustained 48 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-16 Direct examination of Michele Kestler (part 2) 91 objections · 44.9% sustained
35 sustained 43 overruled 13 without a recorded ruling
On the standMichele Kestler
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1995-08-17 Redirect examination of Gilbert Aguilar 13 objections · 45.5% sustained
5 sustained 6 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standGilbert Aguilar
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1995-08-21 Cross-examination of Larry Ragle (part 2) 26 objections · 33.3% sustained
8 sustained 16 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standLarry Ragle
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1995-08-22 Cross-examination of Kenneth Berris 46 objections · 35.9% sustained
14 sustained 25 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1995-08-23 Direct examination of Dr. Henry Lee (part 2) 1 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Henry Lee
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1995-08-25 Direct examination of Dr. Henry Lee (part 1) 3 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 2 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Henry Lee
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1995-08-28 Cross-examination of Dr. Henry Lee (morning, part 2) 15 objections · 20% sustained
3 sustained 12 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Henry Lee
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1995-08-29 Motion: Fuhrman tapes and transcripts admissibility 37 objections · 31.4% sustained
11 sustained 24 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standLaura Hart McKinny
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1995-09-05 Direct examination of Laura Hart McKinny 102 objections · 40.2% sustained
35 sustained 52 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-06 Redirect examination of Laura Hart McKinny 42 objections · 25.7% sustained
9 sustained 26 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-08 Motion: exhibit admissibility and rebuttal witness scheduling 1 objections · 0% sustained
0 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-11 Redirect examination of Mark Krueger 41 objections · 43.8% sustained
1995-09-12 Direct examination of Richard Rubin 69 objections · 46.7% sustained
28 sustained 32 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standRichard Rubin
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1995-09-13 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 1) 109 objections · 48.9% sustained
44 sustained 46 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-14 Cross-examination of Douglas Deedrick 53 objections · 46.7% sustained
21 sustained 24 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-15 Cross-examination of William Bodziak 39 objections · 32.3% sustained
10 sustained 21 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standWilliam Bodziak
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1995-09-18 Cross-examination of William Bodziak (part 3) 119 objections · 46% sustained
46 sustained 54 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-19 Direct examination of Lawrence Fiato 53 objections · 54.2% sustained
26 sustained 22 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
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1995-09-20 Cross-examination of Comm. Keith Bushey (part 2) 35 objections · 37.9% sustained
11 sustained 18 overruled 6 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 Closing argument — Marcia Clark (part 5) 34 objections · 7.7% sustained
2 sustained 24 overruled 8 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 Sukru Bozdepe 8 objections · 75% sustained
6 sustained 2 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-28 Redirect examination of Robert Riske 65 objections · 76.7% sustained
33 sustained 10 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-29 Direct examination of Ron Phillips 88 objections · 54.5% sustained
36 sustained 30 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
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1996-10-31 Cross-examination of Thomas Lange (part 1) 47 objections · 53.8% sustained
21 sustained 18 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standDet. Tom Lange
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1996-11-01 Cross-examination of Tom Lange (part 1) 73 objections · 61.4% sustained
35 sustained 22 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-04 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung (part 1) 109 objections · 52.6% sustained
51 sustained 46 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-05 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung 109 objections · 55.9% sustained
52 sustained 41 overruled 16 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-06 Redirect examination of Richard Rubin (part 1) 43 objections · 53.1% sustained
17 sustained 15 overruled 11 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-07 Direct examination of Dr. Donald Dutton 24 objections · 14.3% sustained
2 sustained 12 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-08 Cross-examination of Dr. Werner Spitz (part 2) 18 objections · 33.3% sustained
4 sustained 8 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
On the standDr. Werner Spitz
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1996-11-12 Cross-examination of Werner Spitz (part 2) 62 objections · 55.6% sustained
25 sustained 20 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-13 Cross-examination of Douglas W. Deedrick 44 objections · 28.6% sustained
10 sustained 25 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-14 Cross-examination of Dr. Robin Cotton (part 2) 37 objections · 48% sustained
12 sustained 13 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-15 Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 1) 16 objections · 37.5% sustained
3 sustained 5 overruled 8 without a recorded ruling
On the standGary Sims
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1996-11-18 Cross-examination of Collin Yamauchi (part 1) 63 objections · 37.3% sustained
19 sustained 32 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-19 Redirect examination of Robert Lerner 59 objections · 46.9% sustained
23 sustained 26 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-20 Redirect examination of Allan Park (part 1) 22 objections · 13.3% sustained
2 sustained 13 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1996-11-21 Redirect examination of William Bodziak (part 1) 15 objections · 60% sustained
6 sustained 4 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
On the standWilliam Bodziak
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1996-11-22 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 2) 34 objections · 36% sustained
9 sustained 16 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-11-25 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 1) 39 objections · 27.3% sustained
6 sustained 16 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-11-26 Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 1) 8 objections · 87.5% sustained
7 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-12-03 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings 73 objections · 48.1% sustained
26 sustained 28 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-04 Direct examination of Nancy Ney 60 objections · 41.9% sustained
18 sustained 25 overruled 17 without a recorded ruling
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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 Redirect examination of Juditha Brown 29 objections · 48% sustained
12 sustained 13 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-09 Redirect examination of Philip Vannatter (part 1) 132 objections · 56.1% sustained
55 sustained 43 overruled 34 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-10 Direct examination of Andrea Mazzola (part 2) 97 objections · 42.7% sustained
32 sustained 43 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-11 Direct examination of Tom Lange 77 objections · 45.1% sustained
1996-12-12 Direct examination of Kelly Mulldorfer 54 objections · 41.7% sustained
15 sustained 21 overruled 18 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-16 Direct examination of Herbert Leon MacDonell (part 3) 45 objections · 34.3% sustained
12 sustained 23 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-17 Redirect examination of Michael Baden (part 1) 61 objections · 46.5% sustained
20 sustained 23 overruled 18 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-18 Cross-examination of Daniel Gonzalez 31 objections · 40% sustained
10 sustained 15 overruled 6 without a recorded ruling
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1996-12-20 Redirect examination of Robert Groden (part 2) 61 objections · 45.7% sustained
21 sustained 25 overruled 15 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-06 Cross-examination of Officer Richard Aston (part 1) 68 objections · 56% sustained
1997-01-08 Redirect examination of Dennis Fung 54 objections · 73.3% sustained
33 sustained 12 overruled 9 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) 14 objections · 92.3% sustained
12 sustained 1 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1997-01-13 Redirect examination of O.J. Simpson (part 3) 43 objections · 45.5% sustained
15 sustained 18 overruled 10 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1997-01-14 Redirect examination of E.J. Flammer 58 objections · 47.7% sustained
21 sustained 23 overruled 14 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-15 Cross-examination of Dennis Fung 61 objections · 50% sustained
19 sustained 19 overruled 23 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-16 Redirect examination of Bradley Popovich 39 objections · 70.8% sustained
17 sustained 7 overruled 15 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) 12 objections · 37.5% sustained
3 sustained 5 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-23 Closing argument — Blasier (part 3) 4 objections · 100% sustained
1 sustained 0 overruled 3 without a recorded ruling
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1997-01-27 Closing argument — Lambert 13 objections · 11.1% sustained
1 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 2 objections · 50% sustained
1 sustained 1 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1997-02-06 Direct examination of Mark Roesler 43 objections · 29% sustained
9 sustained 22 overruled 12 without a recorded ruling
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1997-02-07 Redirect examination of Leroy Taft 21 objections · 40% sustained
8 sustained 12 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
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PRELIMPreliminary Hearing5 recorded days
1994-06-30 Redirect examination of Michele Kestler 16 objections · 77.8% sustained
7 sustained 2 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
On the standMichele Kestler
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1994-07-05 Redirect examination of Allan Park 13 objections · 54.5% sustained
6 sustained 5 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-06 Redirect examination of Philip Vannatter 13 objections · 88.9% sustained
8 sustained 1 overruled 4 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-07 Cross-examination of unknown witness 16 objections · 88.9% sustained
8 sustained 1 overruled 7 without a recorded ruling
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1994-07-08 Redirect examination of Greg Matheson 5 objections · 60% sustained
3 sustained 2 overruled 0 without a recorded ruling
On the standGregory Matheson
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DEPODepositions23 recorded days
1996-01-22 Direct 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 1 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standO.J. Simpson
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1996-02-05 Direct examination of Kimberly Goldman by Daniel Petrocelli 2 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 2 without a recorded ruling
On the standKimberly Goldman
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1996-02-10 Direct examination of Faye Resnick by Daniel Petrocelli 22 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 22 without a recorded ruling
On the standFaye Resnick
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1996-02-11 Direct examination of Faye Resnick by Daniel Petrocelli 70 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 70 without a recorded ruling
On the standFaye Resnick
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1996-02-12 Cross-examination of Faye Resnick by Dan Leonard 19 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
On the standFaye Resnick
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1996-02-14 Direct examination of Brian "Kato" Kaelin by Daniel Petrocelli 19 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1996-02-15 Direct examination of Brian "Kato" Kaelin by Daniel Petrocelli 5 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 5 without a recorded ruling
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1996-02-20 Direct examination of Brian "Kato" Kaelin by Daniel Petrocelli 19 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 19 without a recorded ruling
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1996-03-19 Direct examination of Ms. Fischman by Daniel Petrocelli 9 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standMs. Fischman
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1996-03-20 Cross-examination of Ms. Fischman by Robert Baker 67 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 67 without a recorded ruling
On the standMs. Fischman
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1996-03-21 Cross-examination of Ms. Fischman by Robert Baker 9 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 9 without a recorded ruling
On the standMs. Fischman
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1996-03-22 Direct examination of Christian Reichardt by Daniel Petrocelli 48 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 48 without a recorded ruling
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1996-03-25 Direct examination of Christian Reichardt by Daniel Petrocelli 77 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 77 without a recorded ruling
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1996-04-16 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by John Kelly 58 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 58 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-04-17 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by John Kelly 71 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 71 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-04-26 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by John Kelly 145 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 145 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-05-02 Direct examination of Denise Brown by John Kelly 1 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 1 without a recorded ruling
On the standDenise Brown
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1996-05-03 Direct examination of Robert Kardashian by John Kelly 27 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 27 without a recorded ruling
On the standRobert Kardashian
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1996-05-08 Direct examination of Jason Simpson by Daniel Petrocelli 124 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 124 without a recorded ruling
On the standJason Simpson
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1996-05-15 Direct examination of Allen Cowlings by Daniel Petrocelli 236 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 236 without a recorded ruling
On the standAllen Cowlings
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1996-05-31 Direct examination of Marcus Allen by Daniel Petrocelli 185 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 185 without a recorded ruling
On the standMarcus Allen
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1996-06-07 Direct examination of Lawrence Schiller by Peter Gelblum 27 objections · no rulings
0 sustained 0 overruled 27 without a recorded ruling
On the standLawrence Schiller
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Objection Grounds

Which objections actually work?
Speculation
1086 50%
Foundation
1058 51.7%
Relevance
1058 37.5%
Argumentative
873 57.5%
Leading
858 51%
Hearsay
786 53.9%
Vague / Ambiguous
619 33.5%
Misstates / Mischaracterizes
458 45.2%
Beyond Scope
442 41.1%
Asked & Answered
404 28.2%
Assumes Facts
296 43.2%
Compound
193 44.1%
Non-responsive
90 43.3%
Prejudicial (352)
19 26.7%
Improper Opinion
17 35.7%
Narrative
13 33.3%
Sidebar
7 50%
Best Evidence
1 0%
Sustained rate Overruled rate Bar width = total objections on that ground

By Trial Phase

Civil Trial
2,161
objections
49%
sustained
798 S 822 O 541 not ruled
Criminal Trial
5,816
objections
46%
sustained
2296 S 2654 O 866 not ruled
Depositions
1,242
objections
No judge present
0 rulings
0 S 0 O 1,242 not ruled
Preliminary Hearing
63
objections
74%
sustained
32 S 11 O 20 not ruled

Methodology

The dataset includes 9,282 objections spoken by attorneys in the archived transcripts. It excludes 58 objection-like lines spoken by judges, witnesses, or court reporters. Each objection is checked against the next 6 utterances in the same proceeding, stopping before a later objection begins. Sustain rates use only the 6,613 objections ruled sustained or overruled on the record. The remaining outcomes are kept separate: 1,396 rulings not stated, 31 sidebar or off-record objections, and 1,242 deposition objections with no judge present. Grounds come from the objection text. Witness attribution uses the proceeding’s recorded witness; 259 procedural objections remain unassigned. Source: 532,194 transcript utterances across all archived phases.

9,282 objections analyzed
71.2% ruled on record
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