Libby Defense Wants a Memory Expert at Trial

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| Mon Jul. 31, 2006 5:04 PM PDT

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Weird:

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby wants a memory expert to explain how he — and prosecution witnesses — may have different recollections of their conversations about a CIA officer's identity.

In a court filing Monday, defense lawyers said Libby has a right to present testimony from Robert A. Bjork, chairman of the psychology department at the University of California at Los Angeles, to correct misperceptions that jurors may have about the reliability of memory.

More on Libby here, here, and here.

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