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A COMMON AND BIG MISTAKE ON CROSS-EXAMINATION: Don’t make this cross-examination mistake.
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It is probably the most common mistake and a big one – the cross-examiner has the witness repeat their direct examination. Question: “On direct examination you told this jury that . . .” The error is grievous. It violates the 7th commandment of the famous Professor Irving Younger’s 10 Commandment of Cross-Examination: “Don’t allow the…
New Free Book devoted to Successful Trial Skills and Strategies
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In case you missed the previous offer of this NEW FREE BOOK about SUCCESSFUL TRIAL SKILLS AND STRATEGIES, here is another opportunity to get it. Just CLICK HERE & CONTINUE TO CLICK THROUGH and the book will be emailed to you. You can not only read about successful trial skills and strategies but also…
WITNESS PREPARATION FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION
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Even when opposing counsel is equipped with the skills and strategies covered in Cross-Examination Handbook, they will not have enough to do damage to the credibility of a tough witness. A tough witness is one who is armed with the truth and has been thoroughly prepared to testify at trial. What is entailed…
FREE TRIAL ADVOCACY BOOK with Cross-Examination Discussed and Demonstrated
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Get your FREE copy of TRIAL ADVOCACY GOES TO THE MOVIES BOOK – Click here.What do My Cousin Vinny and Atticus Finch have in common? A lot more than you might think. While Atticus Finch’s closing argument in To Kill a Mockingbird continues to inspire viewers to attend law school, the cross-examinations in…
HARVEY WEINSTEIN’S AND DONALD TRUMP’S PRIOR BAD ACTS
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Previous posts here discussed the Sandoval notice of Trump’s prior bad acts and trial Judge Merchan’s rulings concerning what could and could not be used during cross-examination of Donald Trump in his “hush money” trial. Following Judge Merchan’s rulings on April 24, 2024, concerning what could and could not be inquired into on cross-examination of…
What Trump Prior Bad Acts Can and Can’t be asked about on Cross-Examination?
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In my prior post about the cross-examination of Donald Trump, you can read the government’s proposed subjects that they wish to cover during Trump’s cross-examination. This Sandoval disclosure is required under New York law so that the defendant can decide whether to take the stand. On Monday April 27th, 2024, trial Judge Juan Merchan ruled…
Humor – Lawyer Dumb Cross-Examination Questions
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Lawyers ask some dumb questions on cross-examination. “Why?” being the dumbest of them all because it opens the door for the witness to say almost anything.The following quotations are taken from official court records across the nation, showing how funny and embarrassing it is that recorders operate at all times in courts of law,…
CROSS-EXAMINING TRUMP ON HIS PRIOR BAD ACTS
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In the Trump “hush money” case, can the prosecutor cross-examine Trump about his prior bad acts if Trump takes the stand in his own defense? The trial judge will decide this in what is called a Sandoval hearing.In New York, if a defendant testifies, the defendant may be cross-examined concerning prior criminal, vicious or…
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