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This document is a page from the court transcript of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on August 10, 2022. It features the direct testimony of expert witness Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, questioned by defense attorney Ms. Sternheim, regarding the fallibility and constructive nature of human memory. Prosecutor Ms. Pomerantz successfully objects to a leading question posed by the defense.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness / Expert |
Testifying on direct examination regarding the nature of human memory.
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| Ms. Sternheim | Defense Attorney |
Conducting the direct examination of the witness.
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| Ms. Pomerantz | Prosecutor |
Raising an objection to Ms. Sternheim's questioning.
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| The Court | Judge |
Ruling on the objection (Judge Paul A. Engelmayer based on case number).
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| DOJ |
Department of Justice (indicated by Bates stamp prefix)
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2022-08-10
Court testimony in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). Expert witness Loftus testifies about memory construction.
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Sternheim is conducting the direct examination of Loftus.
Pomerantz objects to Sternheim's leading question.
Key Quotes (3)
"Post-event suggestion typically refers to a situation where you're supplying people with new information that is not particularly accurate."Source
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"we don't just record events and play it back later like a recording device would work, like a video machine, but rather, we are actually constructing our memories when we retrieve memories."Source
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"We often take bits and pieces of experience sometimes that occurred at different times and places, bring it together, and construct what feels like a recollection."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 132 of 246 2427
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
LCGCmax4 Loftus - direct
1 Post-event -- somebody could supply post-event information that
2 is accurate and that might cause somebody to supplement their
3 memory with accurate information. Post-event suggestion
4 typically refers to a situation where you're supplying people
5 with new information that is not particularly accurate.
6 Q. Memory has been termed a constructive process; correct?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. Could you explain what that means to the jury.
9 A. What we mean by that is, as I testified earlier, we don't
10 just record events and play it back later like a recording
11 device would work, like a video machine, but rather, we are
12 actually constructing our memories when we retrieve memories.
13 We often take bits and pieces of experience sometimes that
14 occurred at different times and places, bring it together, and
15 construct what feels like a recollection.
16 Q. With regard to the experiments that you have conducted, by
17 virtue of the experiment itself, you have proof of what would
18 form the basis of a memory; correct?
19 MS. POMERANTZ: Objection.
20 THE COURT: Just a moment. Grounds.
21 MS. POMERANTZ: Leading.
22 THE COURT: Sustained.
23 BY MS. STERNHEIM:
24 Q. When you do memory research, is there a process in your
25 experiment that sets up a basis for a memory?
2 is accurate and that might cause somebody to supplement their
3 memory with accurate information. Post-event suggestion
4 typically refers to a situation where you're supplying people
5 with new information that is not particularly accurate.
6 Q. Memory has been termed a constructive process; correct?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. Could you explain what that means to the jury.
9 A. What we mean by that is, as I testified earlier, we don't
10 just record events and play it back later like a recording
11 device would work, like a video machine, but rather, we are
12 actually constructing our memories when we retrieve memories.
13 We often take bits and pieces of experience sometimes that
14 occurred at different times and places, bring it together, and
15 construct what feels like a recollection.
16 Q. With regard to the experiments that you have conducted, by
17 virtue of the experiment itself, you have proof of what would
18 form the basis of a memory; correct?
19 MS. POMERANTZ: Objection.
20 THE COURT: Just a moment. Grounds.
21 MS. POMERANTZ: Leading.
22 THE COURT: Sustained.
23 BY MS. STERNHEIM:
24 Q. When you do memory research, is there a process in your
25 experiment that sets up a basis for a memory?
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