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Summary
This document is a court transcript from August 10, 2022, detailing a legal argument about the admissibility of video evidence. An attorney, Ms. Comey, argues that a video showing a photograph in the context of a master bedroom shared by the defendant and Jeffrey Epstein should be admitted. The Court overrules an objection, agreeing that the video's context makes it different from the photograph in isolation and that it corroborates other testimony.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| MS. COMEY | Attorney |
Speaker in the court transcript, arguing for the inclusion of a video as evidence.
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| Jeffrey Epstein |
Mentioned as someone with whom the defendant shared a master bedroom.
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| THE COURT | Judge |
Speaker in the court transcript, making a ruling on an objection.
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| the defendant | Defendant |
Mentioned as having shared a master bedroom with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the transcript, likely the court reporting service.
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| the government | government agency |
Mentioned as making an argument regarding evidence placement.
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Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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A room that the defendant shared with Jeffrey Epstein, the context of which is shown in a video.
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Location where photographs of naked people were allegedly present, according to testimony.
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Relationships (2)
The document states that the defendant "shared" a master bedroom with Jeffrey Epstein.
Key Quotes (3)
"Your Honor, I think the prejudice will be very restricted here. I do not intend to linger over the photograph or pause while playing it. It will just show the context of the full decorations of the area around the master bedroom that the defendant shared with Jeffrey Epstein."Source
— MS. COMEY
(Arguing that the prejudicial effect of a video is minimal and its purpose is to show context.)
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"I'm overruling the objection. I think the context is different than the photo in isolation."Source
— THE COURT
(Ruling on the admissibility of the video evidence.)
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"It is consistent with testimony regarding photographs of naked people in the house, it's corroborative of that."Source
— THE COURT
(Providing the reasoning for overruling the objection, stating the video corroborates other evidence.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 749 Filed 08/10/22 Page 9 of 236
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1 made those arguments before. If the Court already excluded
2 that very photograph for those reasons, then it's got to be the
3 case that we exclude it in the video for those same reasons. I
4 don't see that the placement and the argument the government is
5 making, it is still those 403 problems and the relevance
6 problems, too, that mean that this should not be seen by the
7 jury, regardless where it's placed or what arguments the
8 defense has made.
9 MS. COMEY: Your Honor, I think the prejudice will be
10 very restricted here. I do not intend to linger over the
11 photograph or pause while playing it. It will just show the
12 context of the full decorations of the area around the master
13 bedroom that the defendant shared with Jeffrey Epstein. I
14 think that probative value is not substantially outweighed by
15 unfair prejudice, particularly when it is in the context of the
16 video showing the entire decorations.
17 THE COURT: I'm overruling the objection. I think the
18 context is different than the photo in isolation. You'll
19 propose a limiting instruction along the line of what you've
20 indicated.
21 MS. COMEY: Yes, your Honor.
22 THE COURT: It is consistent with testimony regarding
23 photographs of naked people in the house, it's corroborative of
24 that. It strikes me as different in light of the evidence
25 that's come in and the context in which it is. So I will
2 that very photograph for those reasons, then it's got to be the
3 case that we exclude it in the video for those same reasons. I
4 don't see that the placement and the argument the government is
5 making, it is still those 403 problems and the relevance
6 problems, too, that mean that this should not be seen by the
7 jury, regardless where it's placed or what arguments the
8 defense has made.
9 MS. COMEY: Your Honor, I think the prejudice will be
10 very restricted here. I do not intend to linger over the
11 photograph or pause while playing it. It will just show the
12 context of the full decorations of the area around the master
13 bedroom that the defendant shared with Jeffrey Epstein. I
14 think that probative value is not substantially outweighed by
15 unfair prejudice, particularly when it is in the context of the
16 video showing the entire decorations.
17 THE COURT: I'm overruling the objection. I think the
18 context is different than the photo in isolation. You'll
19 propose a limiting instruction along the line of what you've
20 indicated.
21 MS. COMEY: Yes, your Honor.
22 THE COURT: It is consistent with testimony regarding
23 photographs of naked people in the house, it's corroborative of
24 that. It strikes me as different in light of the evidence
25 that's come in and the context in which it is. So I will
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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