Uelmen complained that the jury only has seen a polished and professional performance by Fuhrman on the witness stand.
Uelmen told Ito he wanted to ask Fuhrman about seven incidents on the tapes that relate to probable cause.
Secondly, the defense wants to use the tapes to show racial bias, which, Uelmen said, goes directly to his credibility.
Uelmen said the only way to determine what Fuhrman was thinking was to put him on the stand and question him.
After a recess Mounger returned to court and said Fuhrman would take the Fifth Amendment, but Uelmen said he wanted to hear that from Fuhrman himself.
After a quick huddle with the rest of the defense lawyers, Uelmen countered that the basis of Clark's argument -- what the facts are in the case.
When the somber-looking Fuhrman took the stand, he was asked by defense attorney Gerald Uelmen if the testimony he had given at the preliminary hearing in the case was completely truthful.
Uelmen said he didn't think a witness was entitled to see a list of questions ahead of time, but Ito pointed out that the issues had just been discussed in open court.
"We think credibility determinations are based on the demeanor of the witness, the factual accuracy of his account ... everything on the tape goes directly to his testimony in this case, " Uelmen said.
The facts are to determined by the jury, and if he were to present the defense closing argument today, Uelmen said, he would dispute any and every issue that Clark referred to as fact.
Uelmen argued for the defense that it should have the right to call Fuhrman back to the stand and confront him with incriminating statements he made during taped conversations with screenwriter Laura Hart McKinny.
In arguing for the admissibility of the tapes, attorney Gerald Uelmen said the defense was not trying to inflame the passions of the jury but simply trying to challenge Fuhrman's credibility and to help the jury assess the weight they should give to his testimony.
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