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...Simpson jury heard testimony about yet another set of DNA tests implicating the football hero in the murders. But testimony was overshadowed by other issues: first, a noisy dispute between the prosecution and defense over whether Simpson's lawyers could introduce an alibi statement Simpson gave to police (Judge Ito ruled they could not); and second, the dismissal of another juror, the eighth one (leaving only four alternates...
Judge Lance Ito ruled that theO.J. Simpson jurywill be allowed to see the gruesome autopsy photos of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The judge ruled over the objections of defense attorney Robert Shapiro that the pictures would cause "revulsion and horror" and unfairly inflame jurors. Prosecutors had long contended that the photos, which graphically illustrate how the victims were killed, were essential to their case. It is not yet known when the prosecution will present the pictures to the jury, which slogged through yet another day of often tedious DNA testimony from criminalist Collin Yamauchi...
While most Americans are celebrating the official start of the summer season, Simpson jurors will be cooling their heels until the trial resumes Tuesday. One juror escaped just in time when Judge Lance Ito dismissed her "for cause" late on Thursday. Francine Floria-Bunten denied rumors that she was caught working on a book about the trial. She was replaced by a 71 year old black woman who said she had never heard of O.J. Simpson before the trial. Eight jurors have been dismissed so far in the trial; only four alternates remain...
...surprise while questioning Criminalist Collin Yamauchi when he blurted out on the witness stand that heinitially believed that O.J. Simpson had "an airtight alibi."In the ensuing commotion, the jury was hustled out of the courtroom while prosecutors frantically attempted damage control. WhenSimpson attorney Johnnie Cochran, addressing Judge Ito, called Prosecutor Marcia Clark "hysterical,"Clark shot back that his "sexist" remark was unacceptable. Simpson chuckled, watching this exchange. Clark insisted that Yamauchi's comment was not based on any knowledge of O.J.'s initial statement to the police, and should be disregarded. Ito did not immediately rule on whether...
...offended anyone, I'm sorry." --U.S. Senator Al D'Amato's first apology for mocking Simpson judge Lance Ito with a pseudo-Japanese accent...