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This document is a page from a court transcript of a summation delivered by Ms. Moe. She argues that the testimony of the defense's expert on memory, Professor Loftus, is irrelevant to the case, which concerns traumatic memories of sexual abuse. Ms. Moe attempts to discredit Loftus by highlighting her career as a paid witness for criminal defendants and contrasting her academic experiments (e.g., Bugs Bunny at Disneyland) with the serious nature of the alleged crimes.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Moe | Speaker (likely prosecutor) |
Delivering the summation in a court case, arguing against the defense's expert witness.
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| Professor Loftus | Expert Witness |
An expert witness for the defense whose testimony on memory is being discussed and discredited by Ms. Moe.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Disneyland | Company |
Mentioned as the location of a memory experiment conducted by Professor Loftus involving Bugs Bunny.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceedings, listed at the bottom of the page.
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Timeline (3 events)
Professor Loftus conducted an experiment where she tried to convince people they saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland.
Disneyland
Professor Loftus conducted an experiment where she told people that a stop sign was a yield sign.
lab
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The setting for a memory experiment conducted by Professor Loftus.
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Relationships (1)
Ms. Moe is actively working to discredit Professor Loftus's testimony in her summation, portraying her as a biased, paid advocate for the defense whose expertise is irrelevant to the case.
Key Quotes (4)
"Loftus has made a career of being a witness for the defense."Source
— Ms. Moe
(Used to argue that Professor Loftus is a professional advocate for defendants rather than an impartial expert.)
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"She admits she is an advocate for the defense."Source
— Ms. Moe
(A statement made to portray Professor Loftus as biased and not impartial.)
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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
(A statement to the jury to refocus them on the actual charges of the case and dismiss Loftus's testimony as irrelevant.)
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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
(The concluding part of the argument that Professor Loftus's expert testimony should be disregarded by the jury.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 69 of 257
LCKVMAX4 Summation - Ms. Moe
LCKVMAX4 Summation - Ms. Moe
something that you forget ever. You remember an adult woman
groping your breasts. You remember a middle-aged man touching
your vagina. You remember feeling scared and frozen and
trapped and confused. Your common sense tells you these women
know what happened to them in their own lives. They know it.
These are powerful memories of trauma, and they've carried
these haunting memories with them for years.
But when the defense talks about memory, they want to
talk about experiments, experiments that Professor Loftus
performed in a lab, experiments like the one where she tried to
convince people that they saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland;
experiments where she told people that a stop sign was a yield
sign. Don't be distracted by that.
Loftus has made a career of being a witness for the
defense. And she said in her book by that name, she doesn't
even pretend to be an impartial expert. She admits she is an
advocate for the defense. And over the years, as she has
admitted, she has been paid by criminal defendants to testify
on their behalf. She's made a name for herself as a witness
for the defense in high-profile trials. And most importantly,
this case isn't about Bugs Bunny, it isn't about stop signs;
it's about sexual abuse, repeated sexual abuse of teenage
girls. Loftus told you, never done a study about that.
So all of that testimony she gave about implanted
memories or corrupted memories, it was totally irrelevant to
groping your breasts. You remember a middle-aged man touching
your vagina. You remember feeling scared and frozen and
trapped and confused. Your common sense tells you these women
know what happened to them in their own lives. They know it.
These are powerful memories of trauma, and they've carried
these haunting memories with them for years.
But when the defense talks about memory, they want to
talk about experiments, experiments that Professor Loftus
performed in a lab, experiments like the one where she tried to
convince people that they saw Bugs Bunny at Disneyland;
experiments where she told people that a stop sign was a yield
sign. Don't be distracted by that.
Loftus has made a career of being a witness for the
defense. And she said in her book by that name, she doesn't
even pretend to be an impartial expert. She admits she is an
advocate for the defense. And over the years, as she has
admitted, she has been paid by criminal defendants to testify
on their behalf. She's made a name for herself as a witness
for the defense in high-profile trials. And most importantly,
this case isn't about Bugs Bunny, it isn't about stop signs;
it's about sexual abuse, repeated sexual abuse of teenage
girls. Loftus told you, never done a study about that.
So all of that testimony she gave about implanted
memories or corrupted memories, it was totally irrelevant to
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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