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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) dated August 10, 2022, recording a sidebar conference during the redirect of witness A. Farmer. The Judge and defense attorney Ms. Menninger discuss a legal ruling concerning whether the defense 'opened the door' to certain testimony regarding the characterization of 'handholding' versus 'sexual abuse' on a victim's compensation form. Menninger argues she was prevented from asking about the witness's prior statements to law enforcement where the witness allegedly claimed she did not remember the touches being sexualized.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the sidebar, making a record regarding a ruling on impeachment and 'opening the door' for testimony.
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| Ms. Menninger | Defense Attorney |
Arguing regarding questions she was or was not allowed to ask the witness about statements to law enforcement.
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| A. Farmer | Witness |
Listed in the header ('A. Farmer - redirect'). The discussion concerns her testimony regarding 'handholding' vs 'sexu...
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| DOJ |
Referenced in Bates stamp DOJ-OGR-00013789
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Timeline (1 events)
2022-08-10
Sidebar conference during court proceedings regarding witness impeachment and prior statements.
Courtroom (at the sidebar)
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Implied jurisdiction based on reporter name (likely SDNY)
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Relationships (1)
Menninger discusses cross-examining Farmer about prior statements.
Key Quotes (3)
"The defense expressly attempted to suggest impeachment of the witness, that she had indicated the handholding on the victim's compensation form as sexual abuse."Source
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"I had asked the witness a number of questions about her statements to law enforcement where she said she does not remember it being sexualized and I was not allowed to ask those questions about those not being sexualized touches."Source
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"The record is what it is. That's not the Court's memory."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 759 Filed 08/10/22 Page 198 of 267 2226
LCACmax7 A. Farmer - redirect
LCACmax7 A. Farmer - redirect
1 (At the sidebar)
2 THE COURT: Before I start, I want to make a record
3 because I said, door open.
4 The defense expressly attempted to suggest impeachment
5 of the witness, that she had indicated the handholding on the
6 victim's compensation form as sexual abuse. So I allowed that
7 question. In light of that door opening, I don't think she'd
8 tread it into expert testimony in any way, but it was directly
9 responsive to a series of questions that the defense put at
10 issue by her description of the earlier conduct as handholding.
11 So that's the record I'm making.
12 MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, may I make a very brief --
13 THE COURT: You're welcome to make a record. I wanted
14 to explain why I said, door opened.
15 MS. MENNINGER: Thank you, your Honor. I had asked
16 the witness a number of questions about her statements to law
17 enforcement where she said she does not remember it being
18 sexualized and I was not allowed to ask those questions about
19 those not being sexualized touches.
20 THE COURT: The record is what it is. That's not the
21 Court's memory.
22 MS. MENNINGER: It's my memory, and I understand --
23 THE COURT: -- asked repeatedly, that's true, and I
24 didn't allow it to be asked if it was not a prior inconsistent
25 statement, but I didn't preclude that area from being explored.
2 THE COURT: Before I start, I want to make a record
3 because I said, door open.
4 The defense expressly attempted to suggest impeachment
5 of the witness, that she had indicated the handholding on the
6 victim's compensation form as sexual abuse. So I allowed that
7 question. In light of that door opening, I don't think she'd
8 tread it into expert testimony in any way, but it was directly
9 responsive to a series of questions that the defense put at
10 issue by her description of the earlier conduct as handholding.
11 So that's the record I'm making.
12 MS. MENNINGER: Your Honor, may I make a very brief --
13 THE COURT: You're welcome to make a record. I wanted
14 to explain why I said, door opened.
15 MS. MENNINGER: Thank you, your Honor. I had asked
16 the witness a number of questions about her statements to law
17 enforcement where she said she does not remember it being
18 sexualized and I was not allowed to ask those questions about
19 those not being sexualized touches.
20 THE COURT: The record is what it is. That's not the
21 Court's memory.
22 MS. MENNINGER: It's my memory, and I understand --
23 THE COURT: -- asked repeatedly, that's true, and I
24 didn't allow it to be asked if it was not a prior inconsistent
25 statement, but I didn't preclude that area from being explored.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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