Opening and counsel appearances

📄 Opening and counsel appearances — Thursday, June 30, 1994

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Date: Thursday, June 30, 1994 • Lines: 11

The court opened with greetings and briefly waited for O.J. Simpson to enter. Once he was present, Judge Kathleen Kennedy-Powell recorded his appearance and counsel identified themselves for the defense and prosecution.

# 1 THE COURT:

Good morning.

# 2 MR. SHAPIRO:

Good morning, Your Honor.

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# 3 MS. CLARK:

Good morning, Your Honor.

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# 4 MR. HODGMAN:

Good morning, Your Honor.

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# 5 THE COURT:

Would counsel state their appearances? Well, I guess the defendant is not out yet.

# 6 MR. SHAPIRO:

This is the quietest courtroom I've ever been in, Your Honor.

# 7 THE COURT:

I don't know how long that will remain, but we'll see. All right. The record should reflect now that the defendant is present with counsel. You may be seated, if you wish, and would counsel state their appearances, for the record.

# 8 MR. SHAPIRO:

Good morning, your Honor. Robert L. Shapiro and Gerald Uelmen for Mr. Simpson, who is now present.

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# 9 THE COURT:

All right.

# 10 MR. HODGMAN:

And good morning, Your Honor. William Hodgman for the people.

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# 11 MS. CLARK:

Marcia Clark for the people. Good morning, Your Honor.

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Temperature

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Key Quotes (4)

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell

The record should reflect now that the defendant is present with counsel.

The judge formally noted O.J. Simpson's presence before proceeding with counsel appearances.

Robert Shapiro

Good morning, your Honor. Robert L. Shapiro and Gerald Uelmen for Mr. Simpson, who is now present.

Shapiro identified the defense counsel and confirmed that Simpson was present.

William Hodgman

And good morning, Your Honor. William Hodgman for the people.

Hodgman formally entered his appearance for the prosecution.

Marcia Clark

Marcia Clark for the people. Good morning, Your Honor.

Clark formally entered her appearance for the prosecution.

Notable Exchanges (2)

Kathleen Kennedy-Powell•Robert Shapiro

After noticing that Simpson had not yet entered, the judge briefly delayed taking appearances and then placed his arrival on the record.

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Robert Shapiro•Kathleen Kennedy-Powell

Shapiro called it the quietest courtroom he had ever been in, and the judge dryly observed that the quiet might not last.

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Light Moments (1)

Robert Shapiro and Kathleen Kennedy-Powell

Shapiro joked about the unusually quiet courtroom; the judge replied that she did not know how long the quiet would last.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8946 • 11 lines

Preliminary Trial

Department 103