Ex-Wife Wanted to be Mum

D.A. won’t call her.

Body attachment recalled.

Margurite Thomas.

7/12/95

Simpson’s first wife, Marguerite, apparently didn’t want to testify against him. The prosecution, in an effort to get her on the witness stand, had the court issue a body attachment*, then, apparently had a change of heart.

*“A writ of body attachment is a process issued by the court directing the authorities to bring a person who has been found in civil contempt before the court. The process may also be called an order of commitment for civil contempt or a warrant for civil arrest.

“A writ of body attachment may be ordered, for example, when a witness fails to appear in response to a subpoena. It is often issued after a court-ordered fine or forfeiture has not been paid. Body attachments may be issued in contempt, civil, or criminal proceedings.”

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