A maid testifying as an alibi witness in O.J. Simpson's double murder trial retreated from a previous estimate of what time she saw the defendant's white Ford Bronco parked outside his Rockingham Avenue estate.

At the end of Thursday's testimony, prosecutors had raised serious questions about Rosa Lopez's credibility, her recall and her motivation for testifying for the defense.Defense attorneys had said that Lopez was a key witness because she saw Simpson's white Bronco parked outside his home about 10:15 p.m. on June 12, the time prosecutors contend the defendant killed his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

Under cross-examination by prosecutor Christopher Darden, Lopez said she always has been inexact about the time she saw the Bronco.

"All I said was it was after 10," Lopez said through a Spanish interpreter.

O.J. Simpson has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in the deaths.

Throughout cross-examination, Lopez was unable to recall times, dates and some events that happened as recently as a few days ago. And legal analysts say that, coupled with her credibility issues, makes her a problem for the defense.

"I think her value as an alibi witness for O.J. Simpson has been irretrievably compromised," said Robert Pugsley, a Southwestern University law professor. "There's no sense of conviction or certitude. . . . When I lost count it was up to 95 `I couldn't remembers.' "

Darden asked Lopez if someone told her it would be easier to answer, "I don't remember."

Lopez replied that defense attorneys have only told her to tell the truth - a statement that drew a quick laugh from Darden and an admonition to the prosecutor from Superior Court Judge Lance Ito.

But Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor, shared Darden's suspicions.

She said it appears that defense attorneys have coached Lopez and perhaps told her to answer "I don't remember" when asked questions that could lead to trouble.

Indeed at one point, Darden asked the witness if she told a former employer that "O.J. is a great guy and I'll testify to anything, and any time."

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Her reply: "I don't remember having said that to her."

Asked whether she told another person that Simpson would not kill his wife but "have someone do it for him," she replied, "I don't remember saying that."

She also did not recall telling a friend that she would get $5,000 to testify for Simpson and informing that friend she could get the same amount by saying she saw Simpson's Ford Bronco at his home the night of the killings.

Lopez replied that if she had received $5,000, "I would no longer be here, sir."

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