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...April 27, Coleman said that he feared trivialization of his testimony and would no longer meet with anybody from the defense. Coleman's decision leaves the defense with a shortage of credible witnesses toestablish their claim that Fuhrman is a racist. There was no testimony today, as Judge Lance Ito conducted a brief hearing and issued an order requiring sketch artists to clear their drawings of the jury with the court. Ito said artist Bill Robles of CBS had come "too close" in depicting the jurors.O.J. Central
Sidebar transcripts from yesterday's trial show a room that at times seemed to resemble an elementary schoolclassroom more than a courtroom. Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran complained that one juror wasn't paying attention (Ito agreed, although he took no action), while defense attorney Peter Neufeld complained that prosecutor Marcia Clark was giggling during testimony. Clark denied it, saying "this did not happen. ...Mr. Neufeld is on some other planet." Neufeld today apologized to criminalist Andrea Mazzola for mispronouncing her name, then resumed his cross-examination, trying to show that Mazzola was part of a police conspiracy to frame Simpson...
...cross-examination of criminalist Andrea Mazzola continued today with Judge Lance Ito once again asking the trial be speeded up, but asking that defense attorney Peter Neufeld slow down so that court reporters would have an easier time understanding his Brooklyn accent.Ito continued to pick up the pace, refusing to confer with lawyers at sidebar and giving attorneys a 15 minute time limit to argue legal points. Neufeld continued his examination of Mazzola, once again asserting that Mazzola improperly collected blood evidence, while Mazzola confidently maintained that she had done everything according to how she was taught. Mazzola admitted...
Judge Lance Ito was watching all of his clocks today. He pushed the attorneys to speed it up, at one point giving defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran "sixty seconds" to make a complaint, and he ejected two spectators for talking. Ito also announced that the lunch break would be reduced from 90 to 60 minutes. The renewed vigor followed atwo-day break during which Ito interviewed unhappy jurors. The Associated Press reports that no jurors will be dismissed at this time. The jury today heard the testimony of criminalist Andrea Mazzola.O.J. Central
Judge Lance Ito spent the day meeting with distraught jurors privately in an attempt to calm down the panel so that the trial can continue...