Simpson’s attorneys object to Goldman family lawyer testifying

O.J. Simpson’s attorneys have objected to prosecutors’ plan to call a lawyer for the Goldman family to testify.

Prosecutors want to call David cook to testify about a $33 million civil judgment the Goldmans and others have against Simpson after a jury found him liable in a wrongful death suit.

Yale Galanter said Cook’s testimony would be prejudicial to his client.

District Attorney David Roger said the testimony will shed light on attempts to hide assets from the Goldmans.

This morning, District Judge Jackie Glass briefly stopped O.J. Simpson’s armed robbery and kidnapping trial to lecture a witness who interrupted an attorney during cross examination several times.

After about an hour of testimony, Glass asked the jury to leave the courtroom and told witness Charles Ehrlich to stop talking at the same time as Simpson’s attorney Yale Galanter.

“You need to wait until he finishes please,” Glass said. “I don’t know if it’s because you know him and feel comfortable with him … it’s almost like you want to have a conversation. This is not us having a conversation.”

Ehrlich, 54, who said he’s a close friend of Simpson’s, testified that he was asked to pose as a memorabilia buyer in the scheme to recover Simpson’s collectibles at the Palace Station in September 2007.

During testimony today, he and Galanter talked over each other constantly, causing Glass to call for a brief recess to give Ehrlich a lesson on court demeanor.

“This is not like we’re sitting at a restaurant or in a bar or anywhere else. This is a courtroom,” she said. “I’m not yelling. I’m not screaming. I’m explaining.”

Galanter then told Ehrlich: “You understand that I am not your friend in this courtroom.”

“Absolutely, Yale,” Ehrlich replied.

Ehrlich also testified Tuesday that he had two heart attacks since the Palace Station incident on Sept. 13, 2007. He blamed the trauma of the incident for his health problems.

Another witness who testified previously, memorabilia dealer Bruce Fromong, suffered four heart attacks after the September 2007 incident and had to stop giving testimony at the start of the trial due to health problems.

This is on top of Vanity Fair celebrity journalist and author Dominick Dunne, who was rushed to the hospital Monday morning from the trial for health reasons.

Dunne, 82, is suffering from bladder cancer.

Simpson, 61, and his co-defendant Clarence Stewart, 54, are facing kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges. Authorities said Simpson and several other men tried to rob two memorabilia dealers of more than $80,000 worth of merchandise.

Simpson and Stewart have pleaded not guilty. Simpson’s attorneys claim the former Heisman Trophy winner was only trying to recover personal belongings.