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Afternoon session con’t. Juan Martinez questioning Dr. Samuels after juror questions.
Q: Did you say you felt raw data for PTSD test could not be understood by lawyers?
Objection. Approach.
Q: Let’s look at raw data associated with test. Do you recognize Ex. 550 as that raw data? Yes.
Q: Request to admit Ex. 550.
DT: May we approach?
Ex. 550 is admitted.
Q: Let’s look at data and worksheet. Compare to other data [Ex. 535?]; it is different: score of 17 vs. 15. Is that a change? Yes. . . I saw no reason to readminister the test . . . I misplaced work sheet . . . I restored scores but both scores meet criteria.
Q: Did you tell us you misplaced the test? No
Q: If this other story was known would the scores be the same? Yes.
Q: You gave her a book because you are a compassionate man? Perhaps.
Q: Are compassion and sympathy the same thing? Let’s check dictionary [Ex. 551]. Do you see “compassion”? Yes.
Q: Doesn’t it say that compassion can be sympathy? Yes.
Q: Do you have different definition than Webster? I will go with Webster.
Q: You gave the book after the first meeting? Yes . . . first meeting lasted two to three hours. . . the date was 12/16/09.
DT: May we approach?
Ex. 551, Webster Dictionary definitions, admitted.
Q: The definition reads “with desire to alleviate distress.” That is therapeutic, isn’t it? There was no therapy. . . I am not biased.
Q: That 35 years of training teaches you to omit things from reports? I did not have training as a typist.
Q: But you released this diagnosis, didn’t you? Yes. . . I reviewed the report and realized I left out some letters and numbers.
Q: Did anything prevent you from reviewing it [before you submitted it]? No.
Q: Shouldn’t you have been very careful? Yes, but I missed this. I failed in my accuracy.
Q: Did you say you felt raw data for PTSD test could not be understood by lawyers?
Objection. Approach.
Q: Let’s look at raw data associated with test. Do you recognize Ex. 550 as that raw data? Yes.
Q: Request to admit Ex. 550.
DT: May we approach?
Ex. 550 is admitted.
Q: Let’s look at data and worksheet. Compare to other data [Ex. 535?]; it is different: score of 17 vs. 15. Is that a change? Yes. . . I saw no reason to readminister the test . . . I misplaced work sheet . . . I restored scores but both scores meet criteria.
Q: Did you tell us you misplaced the test? No
Q: If this other story was known would the scores be the same? Yes.
Q: You gave her a book because you are a compassionate man? Perhaps.
Q: Are compassion and sympathy the same thing? Let’s check dictionary [Ex. 551]. Do you see “compassion”? Yes.
Q: Doesn’t it say that compassion can be sympathy? Yes.
Q: Do you have different definition than Webster? I will go with Webster.
Q: You gave the book after the first meeting? Yes . . . first meeting lasted two to three hours. . . the date was 12/16/09.
DT: May we approach?
Ex. 551, Webster Dictionary definitions, admitted.
Q: The definition reads “with desire to alleviate distress.” That is therapeutic, isn’t it? There was no therapy. . . I am not biased.
Q: That 35 years of training teaches you to omit things from reports? I did not have training as a typist.
Q: But you released this diagnosis, didn’t you? Yes. . . I reviewed the report and realized I left out some letters and numbers.
Q: Did anything prevent you from reviewing it [before you submitted it]? No.
Q: Shouldn’t you have been very careful? Yes, but I missed this. I failed in my accuracy.
