The Simpson Trial

A look at the latest developments in the O.J. murder trial

Today

O.J. Simpson's first wife must testify during his trial about a pair of telephone conversations they had the day he was arrested. Superior Court Judge Lance Ito refused to quash a subpoena served to Marquerite Simpson Thomas, who was married to Simpson from 1967 to 1979. Yesterday

A 63-year-old white woman who is being treated for arthritis by the same physician that O.J. Simpson sees was replaced on the jury by 54-year-old black man. The doctor is expected to testify at the trial.

Witnesses

Candace Garvey: Told reporters that she was puzzled by why she wasn't asked about the a bruise she saw on Mrs. Simpson's face under oversized sunglasses in 1991. "She said, `I fell . . .,' some Mickey Mouse answer, and I was just staring at this bruise," Garvey said.

Tia Gavin: Waitress at Mezzaluna restaurant; said she waited on Nicole Brown Simpson and members of her family the night of the murders; said Nicole Simpson left around 8:45 p.m., intending to get dessert; testified that restaurant's time clock was accurate but that the time on the receipt was inaccurate. Stewart Tanner: Mezzaluna bartender; testified that waiter Ronald Goldman probably left restaurant about 9:50 p.m.; testified he and Goldman planned to meet for a drink after work but he worked late and then went to bed when Goldman hadn't phoned. Karen Lee Crawford: Mezzaluna manager; testified that Nicole Simpson called and asked Goldman to drop off glasses her mother had dropped; said Goldman and Nicole Simpson's relationship was "casual at most." Kimberly Goldman: Goldman's younger sister; testified she found a white shirt and black slacks similar to the kind her brother wore for work draped over a door in his apartment. Prosecutors said the discovery indicated Goldman hurriedly changed clothes before going to drop off the glasses.

Pablo Fenjves: Neighbor of Nicole Simpson; testified he heard the "plaintive wail" of a dog from the direction of her home starting at about 10:15 on June 12.

Debate over jewelry

Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. complained about an angel lapel pin worn by prosecutor Marcia Clark. Cochran had complained that the gold pin violated the judge's order forbidding the attorneys to wear any symbols linked to the case. Nicole Brown Simpson's family has adopted angels as a symbol for the victim. Denise Brown wore angel earrings when she testified.

Clark blasted Cochran for wearing a small cross on his lapel.

The judge deferred a ruling but said the angel pin was inappropriate.

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