9 ore 11 sett 1995 anni - Defense refuses to rest their case

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The defense refuses to rest their case due to the unresolved question of judge's instruction to jury concerning Fuhrman.

Sept. 17-23: The Simpson Trial; The Lawyers Rest. The Defendant Speaks. Now It's the Jury's Turn. By David Margolick Sept. 24, 1995

"Lawyers for O. J. Simpson couldn't end their case with Mark Fuhrman, who refused to testify, nor could they tell jurors in the double murder case why the former Los Angeles detective had disappeared. And ending with two former Mafiosi was not quite the bang the defense had in mind, even if the pair challenged the testimony of another key police officer. So, the defense pulled out the biggest stop of all: Mr. Simpson himself.

Though it lasted only a few seconds, and it was out of the jury's presence, Mr. Simpson's soliloquy had been a work rehearsed for two weeks. Ostensibly waiving his right to testify, he spoke instead of why he had not taken the stand, his faith in the jury, and his impatience to be freed of what he said were the false charges against him.

Among legal commentators, the feeling was that Judge Lance A. Ito had been had. The question was whether word of the oration would reach the jurors during conjugal visits, set for Saturday night.

Even if it did not, those jurors had plenty on their minds. Once Mr. Simpson sat down, Judge Ito spent nearly 40 minutes reading them the law they must consider. His charge included the definition of second-degree murder, an option that the judge gave them at the prosecution's urging. "


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The New York Times

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