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Summary
This document is a transcript of a legal summation by Ms. Moe, filed on August 10, 2022. Ms. Moe argues against the credibility and relevance of the defense's expert witness, Professor Loftus, who specializes in memory. She contrasts Loftus's academic experiments on malleable memory with the powerful, traumatic memories of sexual abuse victims, portraying Loftus as a biased, paid advocate for the defense whose testimony is a distraction from the actual facts of the case.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Moe | Speaker (likely prosecutor) |
Identified as the person giving the summation in the document's sub-header.
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| Professor Loftus | Professor / Expert Witness |
Mentioned as a defense expert witness whose experiments on memory are being criticized by Ms. Moe.
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| Bugs Bunny | Fictional Character |
Mentioned as the subject of one of Professor Loftus's memory experiments, where she tried to convince people they saw...
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Disneyland | company |
Mentioned as the location of an experiment conducted by Professor Loftus.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed in the footer, likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the document.
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Timeline (3 events)
Professor Loftus performed experiments on memory, such as trying to convince people they saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland or that a stop sign was a yield sign.
a lab; Disneyland
The underlying subject of the case is described as "sexual abuse, repeated sexual abuse of teenage girls."
middle-aged man
teenage girls
Locations (1)
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The location where Professor Loftus conducted an experiment involving Bugs Bunny.
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Relationships (1)
The document states, "she has been paid by criminal defendants to testify on their behalf," indicating a professional and financial relationship where she serves as an expert witness.
Key Quotes (4)
"Loftus has made a career of being a witness for the defense."Source
— Ms. Moe
(Describing Professor Loftus's professional history and alleged bias.)
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"She admits she is an advocate for the defense."Source
— Ms. Moe
(Arguing that Professor Loftus is not an impartial expert.)
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"this case isn't about Bugs Bunny, it isn't about stop signs; it's about sexual abuse, repeated sexual abuse of teenage girls."Source
— Ms. Moe
(Contrasting the defense's arguments with the actual subject of the trial.)
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"So all of that testimony she gave about implanted memories or corrupted memories, it was totally irrelevant to"Source
— Ms. Moe
(Dismissing the relevance of Professor Loftus's expert testimony to the case.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 69 of 257 2902
LCKVMAX4 Summation - Ms. Moe
LCKVMAX4 Summation - Ms. Moe
1 something that you forget ever. You remember an adult woman
2 groping your breasts. You remember a middle-aged man touching
3 your vagina. You remember feeling scared and frozen and
4 trapped and confused. Your common sense tells you these women
5 know what happened to them in their own lives. They know it.
6 These are powerful memories of trauma, and they've carried
7 these haunting memories with them for years.
8 But when the defense talks about memory, they want to
9 talk about experiments, experiments that Professor Loftus
10 performed in a lab, experiments like the one where she tried to
11 convince people that they saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland;
12 experiments where she told people that a stop sign was a yield
13 sign. Don't be distracted by that.
14 Loftus has made a career of being a witness for the
15 defense. And she said in her book by that name, she doesn't
16 even pretend to be an impartial expert. She admits she is an
17 advocate for the defense. And over the years, as she has
18 admitted, she has been paid by criminal defendants to testify
19 on their behalf. She's made a name for herself as a witness
20 for the defense in high-profile trials. And most importantly,
21 this case isn't about Bugs Bunny, it isn't about stop signs;
22 it's about sexual abuse, repeated sexual abuse of teenage
23 girls. Loftus told you, never done a study about that.
24 So all of that testimony she gave about implanted
25 memories or corrupted memories, it was totally irrelevant to
2 groping your breasts. You remember a middle-aged man touching
3 your vagina. You remember feeling scared and frozen and
4 trapped and confused. Your common sense tells you these women
5 know what happened to them in their own lives. They know it.
6 These are powerful memories of trauma, and they've carried
7 these haunting memories with them for years.
8 But when the defense talks about memory, they want to
9 talk about experiments, experiments that Professor Loftus
10 performed in a lab, experiments like the one where she tried to
11 convince people that they saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland;
12 experiments where she told people that a stop sign was a yield
13 sign. Don't be distracted by that.
14 Loftus has made a career of being a witness for the
15 defense. And she said in her book by that name, she doesn't
16 even pretend to be an impartial expert. She admits she is an
17 advocate for the defense. And over the years, as she has
18 admitted, she has been paid by criminal defendants to testify
19 on their behalf. She's made a name for herself as a witness
20 for the defense in high-profile trials. And most importantly,
21 this case isn't about Bugs Bunny, it isn't about stop signs;
22 it's about sexual abuse, repeated sexual abuse of teenage
23 girls. Loftus told you, never done a study about that.
24 So all of that testimony she gave about implanted
25 memories or corrupted memories, it was totally irrelevant to
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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(212) 805-0300
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