Cowlings, however, is not on the rebuttal witness list. The defense will also argue against the admittance of an FBI report regarding the rarity of the carpet fibers from Simpson's Bronco. Fibers were found on the glove found at Simpson's estate and the cap found at the Bundy crime scene. According to prosecutors, the FBI report strengthens the conclusion that those fibers came from Simpson's Bronco. During the prosecution's case, Ito did not allow FBI agent Doug Deedrick to testify about the report because it had not been turned over to the defense.
Prosecutors intend to argue to have the evidence admitted during rebuttal.
This latest twist in the Simpson trial, with prosecutors beginning rebuttal before the defense wraps, is unusual, but not unheard of in court cases. It all began Monday when defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. said he would appeal a higher court ruling that prevents jurors from learning that Fuhrman invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on the witness stand. As he waited on that, prosecutor Marcia Clark introduced a witness who may help explain why those bloody gloves seemed small when Simpson tried them on in court. According to witness Mark Krueger, a man who took photographs of Simpson wearing similar gloves, the gloves looked small to begin with. Of course, that may change, depending on the outcome of the defense's appeal.