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Simpson case are continuing their efforts to try to prove that the police mishandled the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman from the start.Veteran advocate F Lee Bailey has...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eEnglish/Nat\u003cbr/\u003eDefence lawyers in the O.J. Simpson case are continuing their efforts to try to prove that the police mishandled the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman from the start.\u003cbr/\u003eVeteran advocate F Lee Bailey has been attempting to show that police contravened their own rule book by not calling the coroner until six hours after the victims were found.\u003cbr/\u003eThe OJ defence team arrived at the courthouse to rumours that more jurors were being investigated for misconduct.  It's alleged that one has made a bet on OJ being acquitted.\u003cbr/\u003e SOUNDBITE QUESTION  Mr. Cochran, might some additional jurors be lost?  I hope not, I hope not. Is there an investigation under way?  I can't comment on that.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION  Johnnie Cochran, Defence lawyer.\u003cbr/\u003eIn court, Cochran gave way to another of OJ's star team, F Lee Bailey, who tried, with limited success, to demonstrate police incompetence.\u003cbr/\u003e SOUNDBITE QUESTION   Is there any regulation, quite apart from the health and safety code, in the manual of the LAPD that requires you when you are in charge of a homicide scene to notify the coroner promptly?\u003cbr/\u003eNot unless I'm instructed by an investigating officer.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPERCAPTION:  Sergeant David Rossi, LAPD.\u003cbr/\u003eBailey persisted with this line of questioning until the prosecution complained to the judge.\u003cbr/\u003e\" Did you ever hear any detective call the coroner that morning?\u003cbr/\u003e No I did not.\u003cbr/\u003eDid you ever report the fact that the detectives had violated the rules of the manual?\u003cbr/\u003eObjection.....\u003cbr/\u003eSustained.....\".\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Sergeant David Rossi, Los Angeles Police Department\u003cbr/\u003e\"You've been to what, three hundred homicides...?\u003cbr/\u003eIn the neighbourhood I've been to about 250 to 300 in my career, yes\".\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Marcia Clarke, Prosecutor \u003cbr/\u003e\"Is it your job to direct the investigation?\u003cbr/\u003eNo it is not.\u003cbr/\u003eIs it your job to call for a criminologist to appear?\u003cbr/\u003eNo.\u003cbr/\u003eIs it your job to ask for a photographer to come?\u003cbr/\u003eNo.\u003cbr/\u003eIs it your job to ask for a print expert to get there?\u003cbr/\u003eNo\".\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Sergeant Rossi, Los Angeles Police Department.\u003cbr/\u003eFor the next witness prosecution were keen to dispel the impression that police did not follow procedure by failing to inform OJ Simpson of the death sooner.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well I had no intentions of notifying Mr Simpson, I had no idea he was involved or anything about Mr Simpson at that time. All I was told was that there was a possibility that a female at that location may or may not be his wife or ex-wife. He certainly wouldn't make a phone call at a time like that.\u003cbr/\u003eYou'd want to be sure first?\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Detective Ronald Phillips, Los Angeles Police Department\u003cbr/\u003eThe prosecution went to great lengths to convince the jury that the police had no preconception that Simpson was the murderer. Their first suspicions only aroused by  a blood stain on his car, the first evidence linking Simpson to the crime;\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE  I observed a spot on the Bronco on the driver's door above the door handle. It was a brownish red small dot...\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION Detective Ronald Phillips, Los Angeles Police Department\u003cbr/\u003eNotwithstanding, Simpson was to be treated with the special care appropriate to a grief stricken relative;\u003cbr/\u003e\"The commander gave me a direct order that I should do everything I could to find Mr. Simpson and notify him in person before the news media became aware of what happened out at that residence. He thought it would be very insensitive if we knew about it and did not notify him in person prior to the news media notifying him\".\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION  Detective Ronald Phillips, Los Angeles Police Department\u003cbr/\u003eOn a lighter note before the end of proceedings came the reappearance of prosecutor William Hodgman, who was hospitalised with heart trouble at the beginning of the case:\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE   Good afternoon Mr. Hodgman, and welcome. I'm happy to see you again. I feel some responsibility for you absence for the last few days, last several days. \u003cbr/\u003e Don't take any responsibility on yourself Your Honour, I think the responsibility was mine, but I appreciate the thought.\u003cbr/\u003e Well I'm concerned that the pressures and the pace of this case are going to take it's toll on everyone involved. And I'm considering modifying the court hours, because of the physical stress that's involved.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION  Voice of Judge Lance Ito, William Hodgman,  Prosecutor.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd in an out of court development, it's appeared that one of the Defence team's  key witnesses is missing, and may have fled to El Salvador. Roza Lopez was to testify that she heard voices outside the Simpson home on the night of the murders:\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE  Well we'd like to have her back, but I mean El Salvador's not a world away. And the Judge did say that we can go to El Salvador. She I think stands by what she said, she's just afraid of all the people that are coming at her. This is a very important case. Understand that if we all have to go to El Salvador, we'll do that. \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION  Johnnie Cochran, Defence lawyer.\u003cbr/\u003eThe defence will continue concentrating their efforts against the police for the next few days.\u003cbr/\u003e1. OJ defence lawyer Shapiro arriving at court\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cochran arriving\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: Cochran\u003cbr/\u003e4. OJ in court\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: Rossi\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaway Judge Ito\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: Rossi\u003cbr/\u003e8. Cutaway Marcia Clarke\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: Rossi\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide shot of court\u003cbr/\u003e11. Phillips being sworn in.\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE Phillips.\u003cbr/\u003e13. 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