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This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing a discussion between a judge and two attorneys, Ms. Menninger and Ms. Moe. They are debating how to respond to a confusing note from the jury, as the placement of a comma in the jury's question drastically changes its meaning regarding responsibility for a flight to New Mexico. Ms. Moe argues that the note is too ambiguous to answer directly and suggests referring the jury back to their instructions.

People (4)

Name Role Context
THE COURT Judge
Speaker in the transcript, presiding over the legal discussion.
MS. MENNINGER Attorney
Speaker in the transcript, participating in the legal discussion with the court.
MS. MOE Attorney
Speaker in the transcript, arguing that a jury note is confusing.
your Honor Judge
A term of address used by Ms. Moe when speaking to the judge (THE COURT).

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. company
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting service that transcribed the proceedings.

Timeline (2 events)

2022-08-10
A discussion between the judge and two attorneys (Ms. Menninger and Ms. Moe) about how to interpret and respond to a confusing note sent by the jury.
Courtroom
A 'return flight' and a 'flight to New Mexico' are discussed as the subject of a jury's question.
New Mexico

Locations (2)

Location Context
Mentioned as a potential location related to a flight.
Mentioned as the destination of a flight.

Relationships (2)

MS. MENNINGER professional THE COURT
Ms. Menninger is an attorney arguing a point before the judge (THE COURT) in a legal proceeding.
MS. MOE professional THE COURT
Ms. Moe is an attorney arguing a point before the judge (THE COURT) in a legal proceeding, addressing the judge as 'your Honor'.

Key Quotes (3)

"That would be an entirely different meaning to the question."
Source
— THE COURT (Responding to a hypothetical rephrasing of the jury's question, highlighting the ambiguity caused by a comma.)
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"And I think at the point at which we're parsing jury notes like statutes this finely, I think it illustrates the point that this note is confusing; that we're not sure what the jury is asking about either factually or legally."
Source
— MS. MOE (Arguing that the detailed grammatical analysis required to understand the jury's note proves its ambiguity.)
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"But I think when we are parsing commas this finely in a note that is unclear, it's unclear which clauses are modifying which clauses, or which flights we're even talking about, I think it's far too confusing to give simple answers here."
Source
— MS. MOE (Concluding her argument that the jury's note is too ambiguous to be answered directly.)
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Quote #3

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