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Summary
This document is a page from a legal summation in a court case, filed on August 10, 2022. The speaker argues that memory is a constructive and fallible process, using Annie Farmer's incorrect recollection of an April 1996 date as an example. The speaker also defends the credibility of an expert, Dr. Loftus, by stating she has consulted for the Department of Justice, FBI, and Secret Service, countering the implication that she is solely a defense witness.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Menninger |
Mentioned in the header as the subject of the summation: "Summation - Ms. Menninger".
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| Annie Farmer |
Used as an example of someone whose memory of an April 1996 date was incorrect, illustrating the constructive process...
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| Dr. Loftus | Expert / Witness |
An expert who has consulted with various government agencies and is being presented as more than just a defense witness.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department of Justice | Government agency |
Mentioned as an agency that Dr. Loftus has consulted with.
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| FBI | Government agency |
Mentioned as an agency that Dr. Loftus has consulted with.
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| Secret Service | Government agency |
Mentioned as an agency that Dr. Loftus has consulted with.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting firm that transcribed the proceedings.
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Timeline (2 events)
1996-04
Annie Farmer figured out a date for an event as April 1996 but later realized she was wrong.
Dr. Loftus consulted with the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Secret Service.
Locations (1)
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Mentioned in a question about sexual abuse: "Are you sure there was no sexual abuse in New Mexico?"
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Relationships (3)
The document states that "Dr. Loftus has consulted with the Department of Justice".
The document states that "Dr. Loftus has consulted with... the FBI".
The document states that "Dr. Loftus has consulted with... and the Secret Service".
Key Quotes (2)
"And she explained to you that memory is a constructive process; that we often takes bits and pieces of experiences and try to put them together to make sense, which is exactly what Annie Farmer told you she did when she figured out the April 1996 date and she happened to be wrong."Source
— Unnamed speaker (likely a lawyer)
(Explaining the concept of memory malleability during a summation, using Annie Farmer as an example.)
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"Dr. Loftus has consulted with the Department of Justice, the bosses of these prosecutors; the FBI, the people who interviewed in this case; and the Secret Service. So to be telling you that she's only a defense witness is simply not true."Source
— Unnamed speaker (likely a lawyer)
(Arguing for the credibility of Dr. Loftus by highlighting her past work with government agencies.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 147 of 257 2981
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Summation - Ms. Menninger
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Summation - Ms. Menninger
1 government asking you four times, Are you sure there was no
2 sexual abuse in New Mexico? Could that possibly be pressure to
3 give more information that sometimes leads to corrupt memories?
4 And she explained to you that memory is a constructive
5 process; that we often takes bits and pieces of experiences and
6 try to put them together to make sense, which is exactly what
7 Annie Farmer told you she did when she figured out the April
8 1996 date and she happened to be wrong.
9 How vivid a memory seems does not make it more
10 accurate. She talked about false memories being planted in
11 people's minds. You remember things like being attacked by a
12 vicious animal or nearly drowning; and that people can have
13 rich false memories that have been planted in their minds. She
14 also talked about confidence malleability; that the more
15 confident a person gets if they receive confirming information
16 like from their lawyer or another accuser, then they go up in
17 their confidence.
18 Dr. Loftus has consulted with the Department of
19 Justice, the bosses of these prosecutors; the FBI, the people
20 who interviewed in this case; and the Secret Service. So to be
21 telling you that she's only a defense witness is simply not
22 true. And if the government had called her, she would have
23 told them the same information, it's just information they
24 didn't want to hear.
25 You remember the government asking questions of Dr.
2 sexual abuse in New Mexico? Could that possibly be pressure to
3 give more information that sometimes leads to corrupt memories?
4 And she explained to you that memory is a constructive
5 process; that we often takes bits and pieces of experiences and
6 try to put them together to make sense, which is exactly what
7 Annie Farmer told you she did when she figured out the April
8 1996 date and she happened to be wrong.
9 How vivid a memory seems does not make it more
10 accurate. She talked about false memories being planted in
11 people's minds. You remember things like being attacked by a
12 vicious animal or nearly drowning; and that people can have
13 rich false memories that have been planted in their minds. She
14 also talked about confidence malleability; that the more
15 confident a person gets if they receive confirming information
16 like from their lawyer or another accuser, then they go up in
17 their confidence.
18 Dr. Loftus has consulted with the Department of
19 Justice, the bosses of these prosecutors; the FBI, the people
20 who interviewed in this case; and the Secret Service. So to be
21 telling you that she's only a defense witness is simply not
22 true. And if the government had called her, she would have
23 told them the same information, it's just information they
24 didn't want to hear.
25 You remember the government asking questions of Dr.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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