Morning session opening

📄 Morning session opening — Wednesday, July 6, 1994

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▲ Day 4 of 6

◀ Scheduling and afternoon recess Cross-examination of Mark Fuhrman ▶

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

The court opened the morning session by clarifying which physical evidence was covered by the motion to suppress. The parties identified the pathway glove, blood spots in the driveway, and blood on the Bronco door as the covered categories, while confirming that a blood stain leaving the Bundy crime scene was not part of the motion.

# 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. Defendant is present with counsel. People are 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?

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# 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?

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# 23 MS. CLARK:

That's correct, your Honor.

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Key Quotes (3)

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell

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

The judge identified one of the principal pieces of physical evidence covered by 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 clarified that the motion concerned three locations or categories of evidence, although the driveway category contained several individual blood spots.

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell

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

The judge connected the evidence under discussion to its documentation in the property report.

Evidence (5)

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A glove found in the pathway behind the guest quarters at the Simpson property.

discussed as subject of the motion to suppress

Informal

Multiple blood spots or stains from the driveway area of the Simpson property.

discussed as subject of the motion to suppress

Informal

A blood stain found on the door of the Bronco.

discussed as subject of the motion to suppress

Informal

One of the blood stains leaving the crime scene at the Bundy address.

discussed and clarified as outside the motion

Informal

A property report enumerating the relevant physical evidence among items 1 through 11.

referenced

Notable Exchanges (1)

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell•Marcia Clark

The judge and Clark clarified that the suppression motion covered evidence from three places at the Simpson property or vehicle: the pathway glove, driveway blood spots, and blood on the Bronco door. They also established that a Bundy blood stain was not part of this motion and that the covered items appeared in the property report.

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Objections

None recorded

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