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13 03, 2013

2ND ROOKIE MISTAKE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION: BEING WITHOUT PROOF
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2ND ROOKIE MISTAKE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION: BEING WITHOUT PROOF

Audience of Cross, Contradiction Technique of Cross-Examination, Don'ts for Cross-Examination, Impeachment, Rookie Mistakes

2ND ROOKIE MISTAKE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION: BEING WITHOUT PROOF

By Ron H. Clark|March 13th, 2013|Audience of Cross, Contradiction Technique of Cross-Examination, Don'ts for Cross-Examination, Impeachment, Rookie Mistakes|1 Comment

You Know the Cross-Examiner is a Rookie When . . .A lawyer should never attempt to impeach a witness with a prior inconsistent statement if the prior statement cannot be proven. Some lawyers ask about a prior statement without proof of the prior statement in the hopes that either the witness will admit it or, [...]

12 02, 2011

THE AUDIENCE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION
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THE AUDIENCE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION

Audience of Cross, Clarence Darrow, Socrates, Tips on Cross

THE AUDIENCE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION

By Ron H. Clark|February 12th, 2011|Audience of Cross, Clarence Darrow, Socrates, Tips on Cross|0 Comments

Whenever we rise to our feet to conduct the examination of a witness, we must always be cognizant of our audience. One group of jurors might think a cross-examination brilliant while another might think the lawyer a bumbling fool or—worse yet—an arrogant vulgarian. We have not done our client any good when we perform a [...]