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Witness Impeachment Lessons – Commit, Credit and Confront – Not Just In The Courtroom

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

If evidence later contradicted their testimony, theyd be caught in a direct inconsistency. Building the Credit: The Foundation for Impeachment Kelly then reinforced the credibility of the sources that would later be used to challenge the witnesses. Kellys questioning subtly locked Gabbard into a denial.

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BLINDERED BY THE LIE

Temple University Beasley School of Law - Advocacy

Was the witness impeached with an inconsistency? This lawyer was ‘blindered’ by the tradition of prior inconsistent statement impeachment – if they said anything different, then the impeachment is to be carried out with drama, force and swagger. Q: You spoke to the police the day of the murder?