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OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CROSS EXAMINATION

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

They just have a general sense they want to prove the witness is wrong or a liar. Thats why cross examination is often not only unsuccessful but, boring. Great trial lawyers plan their cross examination and have specific goals in mind. We all know the general goals of cross examination which include these: 1.

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The Middle Child of Every Mock Trial: Redirect Examinations

Mock Trial Nerd

Your mock trial team has prepared a direct examination and cross-examination for every single witness. Attorneys are sick and tired of preparing questions for witnesses… Source They’re always overlooked! Kind of like a middle child.

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A SIMPLE SUMMARY OF TRIAL CONCEPTS

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

I want to treat everyone, including the defendant, the judge, the court personnel and witnesses with appropriate respect. Direct examination. My direct and cross will be the clients story and our theme. Cross examination. I want to avoid any appearance of anger or bickering with defense counsel.

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BLINDERED BY THE LIE

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

They came to mind, sadly, when reviewing a defense lawyer’s attempt to impeach a cooperating witness. Decades ago I witnessed this malady in a more general form, a lawyer impeaching a witness only to make the case worse for the accused. Was the witness impeached with an inconsistency? What do I mean? But this lawyer?

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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. Cross-Examining Gwyneth Paltrow: Make Her Credibility Is A Weakness?