👤 Dan Leonard
◀ People
civil defense attorney 278 appearances
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Dan Leonard

🛡️ civil defense attorney
Defense attorney, civil trial
278 proceeding appearances across 1 trial
💬 From the record:
Dan Leonard served as a defense attorney for O.J. Simpson in the civil trial and appeared with Robert Baker and Robert Blasier on Simpson's behalf. He cross-examined Faye Resnick during a deposition and examined witnesses at trial, including Karen Crawford, Stuart Tanner, Det. Ronald Phillips, Dennis Fung, and Harry Scull. During the defense closing argument, Leonard attacked the credibility of paid witnesses Flammer and Scull, following Robert Blasier's broader challenge to the physical and DNA evidence.
Civil Trial 242 appearances
Day 1 — October 23, 1996
motion hearing Motion: pretrial matters participant
Day 3 — October 25, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of Karen Crawford participant witness examination Cross-examination of Karen Crawford examiner witness examination Direct examination of Stewart Tanner participant witness examination Cross-examination of Stewart Tanner (1 of 2) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Stewart Tanner (2 of 2) examiner
Day 5 — October 29, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of Ron Phillips examiner administrative Jury resumes participant witness examination Redirect examination of Ron Phillips (part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar: Fuhrman motive and bias participant witness examination Redirect examination of Ron Phillips (part 2) examiner sidebar Sidebar: Levis jacket evidence participant witness examination Redirect examination of Ron Phillips (part 3) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dennis Fung examiner
Day 6 — October 31, 1996
administrative Scheduling matters participant sidebar Sidebar: evidence foundation participant
Day 9 — November 5, 1996
administrative Scheduling and procedural matters participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dennis Fung participant witness examination Direct examination of Susan Brockbank participant administrative Deposition procedures participant
Day 10 — November 6, 1996
witness examination Cross-examination of Harry Scull (part 1) (1 of 2) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Harry Scull (part 2) (1 of 2) examiner sidebar Sidebar: deposition reading procedure participant witness examination Cross-examination of Harry Scull (part 2) (2 of 2) participant sidebar Sidebar: hearsay objection participant
Day 11 — November 7, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of Robert Huizenga participant witness examination Cross-examination of Robert Huizenga examiner witness examination Direct examination of Kenneth Berris (part 1) participant sidebar Sidebar: hearsay issues participant witness examination Direct examination of Detective Berris participant motion hearing Motion: 402 opening participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Park Dietz participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Donald Dutton participant motion hearing Motion: 402 ruling participant
Day 13 — November 12, 1996
administrative Court orders: expert witness confidentiality participant witness examination Redirect examination of Werner Spitz (part 1) participant witness examination Direct examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 1) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Douglas Deedrick (part 2) examiner
Day 14 — November 13, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of Douglas W. Deedrick examiner witness examination Direct examination of Douglas W. Deedrick (part 2) examiner sidebar Sidebar: carpet fiber statistics participant witness examination Direct examination of Douglas W. Deedrick (part 3) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Douglas W. Deedrick participant witness examination Redirect examination of Douglas W. Deedrick examiner witness examination Re-redirect examination of Douglas W. Deedrick examiner witness examination Re-redirect examination of Douglas W. Deedrick (part 2) examiner administrative Exhibit handling and witness swearing-in participant
Day 16 — November 15, 1996
witness examination Cross-examination of Gary Sims (part 2) participant
Day 17 — November 18, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of John Edwards (morning) examiner witness examination Direct examination of John Edwards (afternoon) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of John Edwards (part 1) participant witness examination Redirect examination of John Edwards (part 2) examiner witness examination Redirect examination of John Edwards examiner witness examination Recross-examination of John Edwards participant witness examination Direct examination of Sharyn Gilbert examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Sharyn Gilbert examiner witness examination Direct examination of Mark Day participant witness examination Redirect examination of Mark Day (1 of 2) participant administrative Exhibits admitted participant
Day 18 — November 19, 1996
administrative Exhibit admission and housekeeping participant witness examination Redirect examination of Kato Kaelin (part 1) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Kato Kaelin (part 3) participant
Day 19 — November 20, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of Allan Park (part 1) participant administrative Scheduling discussion participant witness examination Redirect examination of Allan Park (part 1) participant
Day 20 — November 21, 1996
administrative Trial housekeeping and jury return participant witness examination Redirect examination of William Bodziak (part 1) (1 of 2) participant
Day 21 — November 22, 1996
sidebar Sidebar: Nicole's diary admissibility participant witness examination Cross-examination of O.J. Simpson (part 5) participant
Day 24 — December 3, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of Allen Cowlings participant administrative Witness reserved: Allen Cowlings participant witness examination Direct examination of Craig Baumgarten (part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar: Craig Baumgarten testimony participant witness examination Direct examination of Craig Baumgarten (part 2) examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Craig Baumgarten examiner administrative Video deposition and scheduling participant
Day 25 — December 4, 1996
sidebar Sidebar: Olson deposition objections participant other Reading of Frank Olson deposition examiner witness examination Direct examination of Ronald A. Fischman examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Ronald A. Fischman participant witness examination Redirect examination of Ronald A. Fischman examiner witness examination Recross-examination of Ronald A. Fischman participant administrative Exhibit admitted; recess participant witness examination Paula Barbieri videotaped deposition participant witness examination Direct examination of Leslie Gardner examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Leslie Gardner examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Leslie Gardner participant administrative Exhibit 2226 admitted participant witness examination Direct examination of Dale St. John examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dale St. John participant administrative Administrative matters participant
Day 26 — December 5, 1996
motion hearing Motion: reconsider Fuhrman testimony ruling participant witness examination Direct examination of Lenore A. Walker participant administrative Witness scheduling participant witness examination Direct examination of Jim Merrill (part 1) participant sidebar Sidebar: Merrill testimony objections participant witness examination Direct examination of Jim Merrill (part 2) participant witness examination Direct examination of Jim Merrill (part 3) participant witness examination Direct examination of Raymond David Kilduff participant witness examination Direct examination of Mark Partridge participant
Day 27 — December 6, 1996
witness examination Deposition of Sharon Rufo (videotape) participant witness examination Direct examination of Sharon Rufo (part 1) participant sidebar Sidebar: transcript designations participant witness examination Direct examination of Sharon Rufo (part 2) examiner
Day 28 — December 9, 1996
witness examination Direct examination of Philip Vannatter participant
Day 29 — December 10, 1996
witness examination Cross-examination of Thano Peratis participant
Day 30 — December 11, 1996
motion hearing Motion: Kato Kaelin recall participant witness examination Cross-examination of Tom Lange (1 of 2) participant witness examination Direct examination of Stephen Valerie examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Stephen Valerie examiner sidebar Sidebar: foundation for photographs participant administrative Jury admonition participant witness examination Redirect examination of Steve Foster (1 of 2) examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Steve Foster (2 of 2) examiner witness examination Re-redirect examination of Steve Foster examiner administrative Willie Ford sworn in participant witness examination Direct examination of Willie Ford participant administrative Willie Ford dismissed participant witness examination Direct examination of Wayne Stanfield examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Wayne Stanfield (part 1) examiner sidebar Sidebar (unreported) participant witness examination Redirect examination of Wayne Stanfield (part 2) examiner witness examination Direct examination of Howard Bingham participant witness examination Redirect examination of Howard Bingham participant
Day 31 — December 12, 1996
administrative Witness list discussion participant administrative Jury greeting and exhibit admissions participant witness examination Direct examination of Kelly Mulldorfer participant witness examination Cross-examination of Kelly Mulldorfer examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Kelly Mulldorfer participant witness examination Recross-examination of Kelly Mulldorfer examiner witness examination Direct examination of Frank Spangler participant witness examination Cross-examination of Frank Spangler (1 of 2) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Frank Spangler (2 of 2) examiner witness examination Recross-examination of Frank Spangler (part 2) examiner motion hearing Motion: deposition objections participant
Day 33 — December 17, 1996
administrative Courtroom procedures participant other Reading of prior criminal trial testimony of William Blasini participant witness examination Cross-examination of the witness examiner administrative Exhibits admitted participant administrative Brief recess participant administrative Evidence admitted participant administrative Witness procedures participant witness examination Direct examination of Michael Gladden examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Michael Gladden examiner witness examination Direct examination of Daniel Gonzalez participant
Day 34 — December 18, 1996
administrative Witness scheduling participant administrative Witness sworn — Robert Groden participant witness examination Direct examination of Robert Groden (part 1) examiner motion hearing Evidence Code 402 hearing: expert qualification participant administrative Noon recess and jury return participant witness examination Direct examination of Robert Groden (part 2) participant sidebar Sidebar: expert testimony admissibility participant witness examination Direct examination of Robert Groden (part 3) examiner witness examination Direct examination: photograph authentication examiner
Day 35 — December 20, 1996
administrative Witness oath administration participant witness examination Direct examination of Robert Groden examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Robert Groden (part 1) participant sidebar Sidebar: Pat Clark examination participant witness examination Redirect examination of Robert Groden (part 2) examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Robert Groden (part 3) examiner sidebar Sidebar: Gerry Richards deposition participant witness examination Redirect examination of Robert Groden (part 4) examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Robert Groden (part 5) participant sidebar Sidebar: juror concerns and discovery participant
Day 36 — January 6, 1997
administrative Session opening participant witness examination Cross-examination of Robert Groden participant witness examination Redirect examination of Robert Groden examiner witness examination Re-redirect examination of Robert Groden examiner witness examination Direct examination of Rolf Rokahr participant witness examination Redirect examination of investigator Marlow participant witness examination Direct examination of investigator Tippin examiner witness examination Redirect examination of investigator Tippin examiner witness examination Cross-examination of investigator Tippin participant witness examination Reading of Rachel Ferrara's prior criminal-trial testimony participant
Day 37 — January 8, 1997
administrative Morning housekeeping participant witness examination Cross-examination of Kato Kaelin participant sidebar Sidebar: testimony admissibility participant witness examination Direct examination of Sgt. Merrin examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Dennis Fung participant witness examination Direct examination of Jim Merrill participant witness examination Direct examination of Raymond David Kilduff examiner witness examination Direct examination of Mark Partridge participant sidebar Sidebar: impeachment evidence participant witness examination Direct examination of Lawrence Fiato participant
Day 38 — January 9, 1997
administrative Siglar deposition discussion participant witness examination Direct examination of Dr. Henry Lee (part 3) participant witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Henry Lee participant
Day 39 — January 10, 1997
witness examination Redirect examination of Dr. Henry Lee examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Dr. Henry Lee participant witness examination Deposition of Gary Siglar participant motion hearing Defense motions and rebuttal evidence participant
Day 40 — January 13, 1997
witness examination Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 1) participant witness examination Direct examination of O.J. Simpson (part 2) participant witness examination Redirect examination of O.J. Simpson (part 2) participant
Day 41 — January 14, 1997
witness examination Cross-examination of Officer Thompson examiner witness examination Direct examination of Arnelle Simpson examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Arnelle Simpson participant witness examination Re-redirect examination of Arnelle Simpson examiner witness examination Cross-examination of Arnelle Simpson (part 2) participant witness examination Redirect examination of Ms. Gardner examiner witness examination Direct examination of Gerald Richards (part 1) participant sidebar Sidebar: photograph examination participant witness examination Direct examination of Gerald Richards (part 2) participant witness examination Direct examination of Gerald Richards (part 3) participant
Day 42 — January 15, 1997
administrative Cross-examination reserved participant witness examination Direct examination of photography expert (part 1) participant witness examination Cross-examination of photography expert examiner witness examination Direct examination of photography expert (part 2) examiner witness examination Re-redirect examination of photography expert participant witness examination Direct examination of Gregory Matheson participant witness examination Redirect examination of Gregory Matheson participant
Day 43 — January 16, 1997
witness examination Direct examination of Officer Angelica Guzman examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Officer Angelica Guzman examiner witness examination Re-redirect examination of Officer Angelica Guzman examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Bradley Popovich (1 of 2) participant witness examination Direct examination of FBI photograph expert participant witness examination Redirect examination of FBI photograph expert (1 of 2) participant witness examination Recross-examination of FBI photograph expert examiner sidebar Sidebar: evidence admissibility participant witness examination Direct examination of William Bodziak participant witness examination Redirect examination of William Bodziak (2 of 2) participant
Day 44 — January 17, 1997
motion hearing Motion: mistrial and jury instructions participant
Day 45 — January 21, 1997
administrative Morning session opening participant motion hearing Motion: evidence of procedure participant
Day 46 — January 22, 1997
closing argument Closing argument — Kelly (part 2) participant closing argument Closing argument — Baker participant
Day 47 — January 23, 1997
closing argument Closing argument — Blasier (part 2) participant closing argument Closing argument — Blasier (part 4) participant administrative Examination procedure participant
Day 49 — January 28, 1997
closing argument Closing argument — Lambert / Petrocelli (rebuttal) participant
Day 51 — January 31, 1997
administrative Sealed proceedings outside jury presence participant
Day 53 — February 4, 1997
witness examination Direct examination of Allan Park participant sidebar Sidebar: objections participant
Day 56 — February 7, 1997
administrative Motion: call Mike Gilbert participant sidebar Sidebar: Mike Gilbert admissibility participant administrative Bruce Fromong sworn in participant witness examination Direct examination of Bruce Fromong examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Bruce Fromong examiner administrative Larry Levine sworn in participant witness examination Direct examination of Larry Levine examiner witness examination Redirect examination of Larry Levine examiner administrative Both sides rest participant
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