Closing Argument Cross-Examination Pleadings 
Legal Writing Launch
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Pleadings: Pleadings are the formal documents filed with the court that state party positions in a lawsuit, including complaints, answers, petitions, and motions. Lawyers use persuasive writing in pleadings, motions, and appellate briefs to convince the court to rule in their favor.
Evidence at Trial
MARCH 22, 2023
In pretrial litigation , judicial notice requests are used in pleadings to establish some needed fact without an attesting witness. In closing argument, you can run through the facts of the case and—referring to the fact judicially noticed—remind the jury that this fact is beyond dispute, because the judge said so.
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