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This document is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) dated August 10, 2022, detailing a sidebar conference regarding the cross-examination of a witness named Loftus. Defense attorney Ms. Sternheim objects to the prosecution's questioning as 'character assassination,' while prosecutor Ms. Pomerantz argues the questioning establishes the witness's 'financial incentive' to testify for the defense as a career expert witness.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Loftus | Witness / Expert |
Subject of the cross-examination and sidebar discussion; described as an expert for the defense.
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| Ms. Sternheim | Defense Attorney |
Defending the witness's credibility and objecting to the government's line of questioning regarding 'character assass...
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| Ms. Pomerantz | Prosecutor (Government) |
Arguing that the witness has a 'financial incentive' to testify for the defense.
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the sidebar, asking clarifying questions about the witness's CV.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| The Government |
Timeline (1 events)
2022-08-10
Sidebar conference during cross-examination of witness Loftus in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
Courtroom (Sidebar)
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Jurisdiction implied by reporter name (Southern District of New York)
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Relationships (2)
Described as 'expert for the defense' who is 'getting paid by the defendant'.
Sternheim is defending the line of questioning regarding Loftus.
Key Quotes (4)
"Is her testimony on her CV?"Source
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"I certainly understand the desire on the part of the government to do some character assassination."Source
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"So the witness has financial incentive to testify on behalf of the defense."Source
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"It's not a question of just getting paid by the defendant in this case."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 761 Filed 08/10/22 Page 168 of 246 2463
LCGVMAX5 Loftus - cross
LCGVMAX5 Loftus - cross
1 (At sidebar)
2 THE COURT: Is her testimony on her CV?
3 MS. STERNHEIM: Judge --
4 THE COURT: Is her testimony on her CV?
5 MS. STERNHEIM: No.
6 THE COURT: I just wanted to know that.
7 MS. STERNHEIM: I don't believe it has testimony.
8 It's a CV of her academic pursuits, her awards, her
9 publications.
10 THE COURT: Not the cases she's testified.
11 MS. STERNHEIM: No.
12 THE COURT: Okay. Go ahead.
13 MS. STERNHEIM: Your Honor, I certainly understand the
14 desire on the part of the government to do some character
15 assassination. But the fact of the matter, testifying in a
16 high-profile case is being used in a way that is very insidious
17 here. I don't understand what the purpose is. Are they
18 getting into her testimony in that case?
19 MS. POMERANTZ: Your Honor, I'm happy to respond.
20 So the witness has financial incentive to testify on
21 behalf of the defense. It's not a question of just getting
22 paid by the defendant in this case. Over her career she has
23 used her testimony as a defense -- as an expert for the defense
24 to testify at trials.
25 In her book she has a chapter, the book that she has
2 THE COURT: Is her testimony on her CV?
3 MS. STERNHEIM: Judge --
4 THE COURT: Is her testimony on her CV?
5 MS. STERNHEIM: No.
6 THE COURT: I just wanted to know that.
7 MS. STERNHEIM: I don't believe it has testimony.
8 It's a CV of her academic pursuits, her awards, her
9 publications.
10 THE COURT: Not the cases she's testified.
11 MS. STERNHEIM: No.
12 THE COURT: Okay. Go ahead.
13 MS. STERNHEIM: Your Honor, I certainly understand the
14 desire on the part of the government to do some character
15 assassination. But the fact of the matter, testifying in a
16 high-profile case is being used in a way that is very insidious
17 here. I don't understand what the purpose is. Are they
18 getting into her testimony in that case?
19 MS. POMERANTZ: Your Honor, I'm happy to respond.
20 So the witness has financial incentive to testify on
21 behalf of the defense. It's not a question of just getting
22 paid by the defendant in this case. Over her career she has
23 used her testimony as a defense -- as an expert for the defense
24 to testify at trials.
25 In her book she has a chapter, the book that she has
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