Morning session opening

📄 Morning session opening — Wednesday, July 6, 1994

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TRIAL

▲ Day 4 of 6

◀ In chambers: trial status and motion hearing Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman ▶

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 1994 • Utterances: 23

Judge Kennedy-Powell opens the session by clarifying for the record exactly which items of physical evidence are at issue in the pending motion to suppress. Marcia Clark confirms the motion targets three categories of evidence from the Simpson property and vehicle — the Rockingham glove, driveway blood stains, and the Bronco door blood stain — while noting a Bundy blood stain is not part of the motion. The judge ties these items to property report entries 1 through 11.

# 1 THE COURT:

Good morning.

# 2 MS. CLARK:

Good morning, your Honor.

# 3 MR. HODGMAN:

Good morning, your Honor.

# 4 MR. UELMEN:

Good morning, your honor.

# 5 MR. SHAPIRO:

Good morning, your honor.

# 6 THE COURT:

Once again on the record in the case of people v. Simpson. represented. Miss Clark, for purposes of clarifying the record with regard to the specific items of physical evidence that we are dealing with in this motion, you had indicated to the court that the people were only going to be offering some items that were not recovered after the execution of the search warrant; is that correct?

# 7 MS. CLARK:

That's correct, your Honor.

# 8 THE COURT:

And those items are the glove, in essence, that was found in that pathway behind the guest quarters -- is that right?

KEY QUOTE

# 9 MS. CLARK:

That's one.

# 10 THE COURT:

-- Some blood stains from the driveway area --

# 11 MS. CLARK:

That's correct.

# 12 THE COURT:

-- And the blood stain from the door of the bronco?

# 13 MS. CLARK:

That's correct.

# 14 THE COURT:

Any other items?

# 15 MS. CLARK:

Yes, your Honor.

# 16 THE COURT:

And what would those be?

# 17 MS. CLARK:

That would be the -- one of the blood stains leaving the crime scene at Bundy, at the Bundy address.

# 18 THE COURT:

All right. But that's not a part of this motion?

# 19 MS. CLARK:

No.

# 20 THE COURT:

Okay. So it is those four items -- three items of physical evidence from the simpson home and grounds or vehicle that are the subject of the motion to suppress?

# 21 MS. CLARK:

It might be -- in general, yes, your Honor; that's correct. It might be more than three items because there are a number of blood spots on the driveway, but collectively that's correct -- those three places.

# 22 THE COURT:

And those items are enumerated in the property report somewhere in items 1 through 11?

# 23 MS. CLARK:

That's correct, your Honor.

Temperature

procedural

Key Quotes (2)

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell

And those items are the glove, in essence, that was found in that pathway behind the guest quarters -- is that right?

First explicit on-record identification of the Rockingham glove as subject to the suppression motion.

Marcia Clark

It might be more than three items because there are a number of blood spots on the driveway, but collectively that's correct -- those three places.

Clark clarifies that 'three items' understates the count — there are multiple individual blood spots on the driveway, previewing the scope of the physical evidence at issue.

Evidence (5)

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Glove found in the pathway behind the guest quarters at Rockingham

identified as subject to motion to suppress

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Blood stains from the driveway area at Rockingham

identified as subject to motion to suppress

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Blood stain from the door of the Bronco

identified as subject to motion to suppress

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Blood stain leaving the crime scene at the Bundy address

discussed but explicitly excluded from this motion

property report items 1-11

Property report enumerating physical evidence collected

referenced to confirm scope of suppression motion

Notable Exchanges (1)

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell•Marcia Clark

The judge walks through each evidence category one by one to build a clean record, with Clark confirming each item and adding nuance about the driveway blood spots.

methodical

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8964 • 23 utterances

Preliminary Trial

Department 103