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Presentation to Maryland Judicial College

E-Discovery LLC

We did demonstrations of a pro se litigant offering evidence from a cell phone and a mock direct examination authenticating a Facebook page. The program lasted most of a day and began with a discussion of key Maryland decisions on authentication of social media.

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BLINDERED BY THE LIE

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

In a capital case, the following cross-examination occurred: Q: On direct examination you said that you saw my client go into the alley. A: Yes Q: And on direct you said that as you saw him leave the alley he was tucking something into his pants? A: Yes Q: You heard the gunshot and saw him exit the alley?

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Sanderson v. Paltrow: Examining Cross-Examination

Evidence at Trial

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.