WARNING: YOUR OPENING STATEMENT OR CLOSING ARGUMENT MAY BE USED AGAINST YOU
Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy
JANUARY 16, 2024
It is rare, but the principle has been applied to treat an opening statement as a binding admission. The same has been applied to closing arguments. And even if not binding, it may in some instances be consider a party opponent statement, with counsel as the agent of or authorized spokesperson for the litigant.
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