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Summary
This document is page 131 of a court transcript from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). It features the direct examination of a witness named Loftus (likely memory expert Dr. Elizabeth Loftus) by defense attorney Ms. Sternheim. The testimony focuses on the concepts of the 'forgetting curve' and 'post-event information,' with several objections raised by prosecutor Ms. Pomerantz regarding leading questions and witness commentary.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness |
Expert witness testifying on direct examination regarding memory and the 'forgetting curve'.
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| Ms. Sternheim | Defense Attorney |
Conducting the direct examination of the witness.
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| Ms. Pomerantz | Prosecutor |
Raising objections during the examination.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the trial, ruling on objections, and instructing the jury.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Producer of the transcript.
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| DOJ |
Identifier in the footer stamp (DOJ-OGR).
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Timeline (1 events)
2022-08-10
Court testimony of witness Loftus regarding memory science.
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Implied by the case number suffix (PAE) and the reporter's name.
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Relationships (2)
Sternheim is conducting the direct examination of Loftus.
Pomerantz objects to Sternheim's questioning techniques (Leading).
Key Quotes (4)
"Are you familiar with the term forgetting curve?"Source
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"I hope in talking about the forgetting curve I'm not violating any judge's order"Source
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"Jury will disregard the witness's last comment."Source
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"Well, post-event information is sort of an umbrella term."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 131 of 246 2426
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
1 MS. POMERANTZ: Objection, your Honor.
2 THE COURT: Grounds.
3 MS. POMERANTZ: Leading.
4 THE COURT: Sustained.
5 MS. STERNHEIM: Okay. I'll move on.
6 BY MS. STERNHEIM:
7 Q. Are you familiar with the term forgetting curve?
8 A. Yes.
9 Q. Could you please explain to the jury what that means.
10 A. Yes. I hope in talking about the forgetting curve I'm not
11 violating any judge's order, but I will --
12 THE COURT: Jury will disregard the witness's last
13 comment. The witness will just direct her answers to the
14 questions posed. Thank you.
15 THE WITNESS: Okay. Sorry, your Honor.
16 Q. So the forgetting --
17 A. So the forgetting curve. If I were to plot how good is
18 memory as a function of how much time has passed --
19 MS. POMERANTZ: Objection, your Honor.
20 THE COURT: Sustained.
21 MS. STERNHEIM: We'll move on.
22 Q. Going back again to the concept of post-event information,
23 you spoke before about post-event suggestion. What would that
24 be?
25 A. Well, post-event information is sort of an umbrella term.
2 THE COURT: Grounds.
3 MS. POMERANTZ: Leading.
4 THE COURT: Sustained.
5 MS. STERNHEIM: Okay. I'll move on.
6 BY MS. STERNHEIM:
7 Q. Are you familiar with the term forgetting curve?
8 A. Yes.
9 Q. Could you please explain to the jury what that means.
10 A. Yes. I hope in talking about the forgetting curve I'm not
11 violating any judge's order, but I will --
12 THE COURT: Jury will disregard the witness's last
13 comment. The witness will just direct her answers to the
14 questions posed. Thank you.
15 THE WITNESS: Okay. Sorry, your Honor.
16 Q. So the forgetting --
17 A. So the forgetting curve. If I were to plot how good is
18 memory as a function of how much time has passed --
19 MS. POMERANTZ: Objection, your Honor.
20 THE COURT: Sustained.
21 MS. STERNHEIM: We'll move on.
22 Q. Going back again to the concept of post-event information,
23 you spoke before about post-event suggestion. What would that
24 be?
25 A. Well, post-event information is sort of an umbrella term.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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