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2015 Federal TrialtranscripttranscriptPatimat Suleimanova — Direct - Day 57 - 2015 Federal TrialPatimat Suleimanova identified a photograph of her hometown before being excused to recover her composure, with defense counsel saying she would return.
William W. FickGeorge A. O'Toole Jr.Patimat SuleimanovaCourt ClerkPatimat SuleimanovaMR. FICKInterpreterTHE COURTdirect
2015 Federal Trial/Day 57/May 4, 2015
11 pages·7 witnesses·1,759 lines
Relatives and friends offered childhood and social recollections of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The court limited personal-reaction and family-history questioning, denied a mistrial motion, and excluded a Facebook post while admitting photographs and a recording identified as Tamerlan’s voice.
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5.Patimat Suleimanova — Direct

William W. Fick Patimat Suleimanova
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DirectDirectPatimat Suleimanova — Direct Patimat Suleimanova William W. Fick
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PATIMAT SULEIMANOVA, duly sworn through interpreter

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COURT CLERK: State your name, and spell your first and last name for the record.

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PATIMAT SULEIMANOVA: Suleimanova, Patimat.

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MR. FICK: And with the Court's indulgence, I'll just spell the name: P-A-T-I-M-A-T.

And if I could also just ask the interpreter to move the microphone a little bit closer so everyone can hear. And if there's any problems hearing me, by all means, please let me know. Thank you.

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INTERPRETER: Can you hear me now?

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DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. FICK:

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MR. FICK: Good morning, Ms. Suleimanova.

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PATIMAT SULEIMANOVA: Good morning.

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MR. FICK: What year were you born?

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PATIMAT SULEIMANOVA: My -- the year of my birth is 1950.

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MR. FICK: And where were you born?

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PATIMAT SULEIMANOVA: October 10. Chokh.

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MR. FICK: And is that a village in the mountains of Dagestan?

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PATIMAT SULEIMANOVA: Yes, Dagestan.

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MR. FICK: I'm going to publish and move into evidence what has been marked as 3507-83.

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(Defense Exhibit No. 3507-83 received into evidence.)

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BY MR. FICK:

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MR. FICK: Ms. Suleimanova, is that a picture of Chokh?

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PATIMAT SULEIMANOVA: Yes, this is my hometown, Chokh.

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MR. FICK: And where do you live now, Ms. Suleimanova?

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INTERPRETER: Sorry. The interpreter couldn't hear the question.

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MR. FICK: I'm sorry.

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THE COURT: Take a moment.

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MR. FICK: Why don't we just ask you to take a moment, yes.

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(Pause.)

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MR. FICK: May I pour you a glass of water, ma'am?

Thank you.

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(Pause.)

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THE COURT: Mr. Fick, perhaps we should take a break and do a different witness and let her recover a little bit of her composure.

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MR. FICK: That's fine, your Honor.

Ms. Suleimanov, we'll let you take a little break and bring you back, okay?

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(The witness is excused.)

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MR. FICK: The defense would call Shakhruzat Suleimanova.

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