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

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The post Witness Impeachment Lessons – Commit, Credit and Confront – Not Just In The Courtroom appeared first on Advocacy and Evidence Resources. Theyre just as powerful in the halls of power. Professor Marian Braccia is Director of the LL.M. in Trial Advocacy at Temple University Beasley School Of Law.

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BLINDERED BY THE LIE

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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?