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This is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) filed on August 10, 2022. The prosecutor, Ms. Moe, explains why they did not show certain evidence to victims 'Jane' and 'Kate' during interviews to preserve the integrity of their memories against defense challenges. The Judge challenges the relevance of introducing photos taken in 2019 of 'movable objects' (specifically schoolgirl outfits) to prove a conspiracy that ended 15 years earlier.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Moe | Attorney (Prosecution/Government) |
Arguing for the admissibility of evidence regarding victim interviews and items found.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the hearing, questioning the relevance of 2019 photos to a conspiracy ending 15 years prior.
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| Jane | Victim/Witness |
Pseudonym for a victim; prosecution discusses strategy regarding her interview.
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| Kate | Victim/Witness |
Pseudonym for a victim; testified to the jury about schoolgirl outfits.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| DOJ | ||
| The Court |
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"I get that. That is absolutely a strategic decision and an understandable one. It does not then excuse a lack of foundation as to relevancy."Source
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"whether these 2019 pictures of highly movable objects... are relevant to a conspiracy that ended 15 years earlier."Source
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"Because the argument before the jury from this evidence is not that these are the schoolgirl outfits... that Kate was asked to wear."Source
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"We've done this for two reasons. One, the defense has put in issue the quality of the victims' memories"Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 751 Filed 08/10/22 Page 194 of 261 1355
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1 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor. And I'd be happy to speak
2 to why we've decided not to do that in this case, both for Jane
3 and Kate, since this has come up now twice. I'd be happy to
4 explain why we've approached this this way. Because we tried
5 to be sensitive in the way we've approached our interviews with
6 victims in this case. We've done this for two reasons. One,
7 the defense has put in issue the quality of the victims'
8 memories; and so it is important in terms of corroboration that
9 we have not shown the victims --
10 THE COURT: I get that. That is absolutely a
11 strategic decision and an understandable one. It does not then
12 excuse a lack of foundation as to relevancy. It just doesn't.
13 I certainly understand why you'd make that choice, and I can
14 imagine other reasons you'd make the choice.
15 I don't think -- tell me if I'm wrong -- that in any
16 way helps determine from the Court's perspective whether these
17 2019 pictures of highly movable objects, which may or may not
18 match up with the specific testimony of the witness, are
19 relevant to a conspiracy that ended 15 years earlier.
20 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor.
21 And I think our argument on that is that this is an
22 issue of weight and not relevance. Because the argument before
23 the jury from this evidence is not that these are the
24 schoolgirl outfits or one of the schoolgirl outfits that Kate
25 was asked to wear. The point is that Kate told the jury that
2 to why we've decided not to do that in this case, both for Jane
3 and Kate, since this has come up now twice. I'd be happy to
4 explain why we've approached this this way. Because we tried
5 to be sensitive in the way we've approached our interviews with
6 victims in this case. We've done this for two reasons. One,
7 the defense has put in issue the quality of the victims'
8 memories; and so it is important in terms of corroboration that
9 we have not shown the victims --
10 THE COURT: I get that. That is absolutely a
11 strategic decision and an understandable one. It does not then
12 excuse a lack of foundation as to relevancy. It just doesn't.
13 I certainly understand why you'd make that choice, and I can
14 imagine other reasons you'd make the choice.
15 I don't think -- tell me if I'm wrong -- that in any
16 way helps determine from the Court's perspective whether these
17 2019 pictures of highly movable objects, which may or may not
18 match up with the specific testimony of the witness, are
19 relevant to a conspiracy that ended 15 years earlier.
20 MS. MOE: Yes, your Honor.
21 And I think our argument on that is that this is an
22 issue of weight and not relevance. Because the argument before
23 the jury from this evidence is not that these are the
24 schoolgirl outfits or one of the schoolgirl outfits that Kate
25 was asked to wear. The point is that Kate told the jury that
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