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...extraordinary O.J. Simpson murder trial ground to a halt, as prosecution objections and vitriolic exchanges between opposing attorneys interrupted opening arguments and sent Judge Lance Ito scurrying to his chambers to sort things out. The disruption occurred when prosecutors accused defense attorneys of telling the jury about witnesses and witness statements they had not disclosed to prosecutors, a possible violation of California law. "Appalling," "disgusting" and "trial by ambush," charged the prosecution. Nonsense, countered Simpson's attorneys, admitting to a few inadvertent mistakes and blasting the prosecution for baldly trying to "shut up" the defense. Before the halt, both sides...
Published on a day Judge Ito's court was not in session, the book took the baton from the recessed murder trial for one more lap in the nastiest relay in memory and succeeded in 1) giving the defendant a one-sided word with the world without the unpleasantness of cross-examination or any of the other tethers of jurisprudence; 2) restocking the larder against legal fees, the meter running like it is; and 3) stealing the thunder from another book brought out--there are no coincidences--just days before. This one, Raging Heart, is a work from the other...
...peace of mind. I will not have the blood of Nicole on Ron Shipp. I can sleep at night, unlike a lot of others." While Shipp's testimony appears to bolster the prosecution, some legal experts said that by allowing dreams to enter the courtroom, Judge Lance Ito had opened up an opportunity for the defense to appeal a guilty verdict. "I think it's safe to say that we don't usually try people based on dreams," said Laurie Levenson, a professor at Loyola Law School. Still, the testimony so far shows "the prosecution has come...
...SIMPSON At kickoff, his lawyers squabble and Judge Ito allows abuse evidence...
Judge Lance Ito rebukedO.J. Simpson's defense lawyers for bringing in witnesses at the eleventh hour and instructed the jury to disregard references to six such witnesses in last week's opening statement by the defense. In an unusual ruling, Ito said he would allow prosecutor Marcia Clark to add approximately ten minutes to the opening statement she delivered last week, so that she may point out inconsistencies in the defense presentation. Ito also told jurors that the defense had violated the law in withholding information from the prosecution, and had caused delays in the trial. He forbade the defense...