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OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION

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GOALS OF CROSS EXAMINATION Lawyers sometimes fail to prepare for cross examination in the same way they do other parts of the trial. They just launch off without any particular objective other than an impeachment they have available. Thats why cross examination is often not only unsuccessful but, boring.

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Sanderson v. Paltrow: Examining Cross-Examination

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But in this he-said-she-said ski collision case, where the jury must accept one party’s version of events and reject the other, the skill of the examiner is important. The Paltrow case is an easy case to examine because of its simplicity. Two examples stood out in Mr. Sanderson’s direct examination.