Cross-examination handbook: persuasion, strategies, and techniques
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Acknowledgments xix
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO BOOK COMPANION WEBSITE i
I. Introduction 2
A. Overview 2
B. The Book 3
II. Website—Assignments, Case Files, Actors Guide, and Supplementary
Material 3
A. Assignments 3
B. Case Files 4
C. Actors Guide 4
D. Supplementary Material 4
CHAPTER 2
PURPOSES OF CROSS THE TOTAL TRIAL APPROACH 5
I. Purposes of Cross-Examination 6
II. Case Theory as a Blueprint 6
III. Plaintiff s Counsel as a Builder: Civil Case Illustration—Samba
Sports Drowning 7
A. Legal Theory 9
B. Factual Theory 9
IV. Defense Counsel as a Builder: Civil Case Illustration- Samba
Sports Drowning 15
V. Demolisher—Points of Vulnerability as Guides 18
A. Points of Vulnerability 18
B. Defense Counsel as a Demolisher 18
C. Plaintiff s Counsel and Prosecutor as a Demolisher 20
VI. Other Purposes for and Misuses of Cross-Examination 20
A. Discovery 20
B. Placate Kibitzers, Clients, and Others 21
C, Avoid Criticism 21
D, Ego Gratification 21
Checklist: Purpose of Cross 22
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Contents
CHAPTER 3
THE CONTENT CONCESSION-SEEKING CROSS 23
I. The Content of Cross 24
II. Methodology for Selecting the Content 24
III. Step 1: Case Theory as Guide 25
IV. Step 2: Your Adversary s Case Theory 25
V. Step 3: Brainstorming for Concessions 25
A. The Key Question 26
B. The Ted Bundy Illustration—Concession-Seeking Cross 30
C. The Zacarias Moussaoux Illustration—Concession-Seeking Cross 33
VI. Step 4: Brainstorming for Impeachment Material 35
VII. Brainstorming for Content: Convenience Store Robbery Criminal
Case Illustration 36
VIII. Brainstorming for Content: Samba Sports Drowning Civil Case
Illustration 42
IX. Filtering Out 43
A. Avoid Minutiae 44
B. Know the Answer 44
Checklist: Content Si Concession-Seeking Cross-Examination 47
CHAPTER 4
CONSTRUCTING THE CROSS
Your Chance to Testify 49
I. Your Time to Testify 50
II. Cross Notes 50
A. Write the Cross-Examination 50
B. Cross-Notes Format and Topical Units 51
C. The Words 52
D. Statements, Not Questions 54
E. The Yes Effect and the Stacking Technique 55
F. The Convenience Store Robbery Criminal Case Illustration 56
III. Types of Questions 66
A. Inteirogatory 66
B. Leading 68
TV. Organization of Cross-Examination 70
A. Persuasive Order 70
B. Primacy 71
C. Recency 73
V. Transitions 74
VT. Storytelling Through Cross-Examination—The Samba Sports
Drowning Civil Case Illustration 74
VIL Scope of Cross 79
VIII. Length of the Cross 80
Checklist: Constructing the Cross 81
Contents
CHAPTER 5
THE VISUAL TRIAL
Seeing Is Believing 83
I. Bring Your Story Alive in the Courtroom and Make It Memorable 84
II. Types of Visuals and Technology 85
A. Developing Visual Presentations 85
B. Courtroom Display 86
III. The Cross-Examiner as Film Director 86
A. Planning the Visual Cross 87
B. Visual in Evidence 88
C. Six Visual Categories 89
IV. Civil Case Illustration of Visual Cross — ■ The Concrete Pumping
Wrongful Death 90
A. Gathering the Existing Visuals 91
B. The Six Visual Categories 91
C. Creating Visuals 92
D. Motion to Pre-Admit the Illustrations 97
E. Visual Cross-Examination of the Defendant 97
V. Criminal Case Illustrations 104
A. Lindbergh Kidnapping Case — Cross-Examination of Bruno
Hauptmann 104
B. If It Doesn t Fit, You Must Acquit 109
C. Courtroom Demonstration — George Zimmerman Trial 110
VI. Other Illustrations 111
Checklist: Visual Cross-Examination 111
CHAPTER 6
IMPEACHMENT CROSS
Reliability ns
I. Impeachment Cross-Examination in General 114
A. Evidentiary Law 114
B. Threshold Question 116
C. Nine Impeachment Are as 116
D. Seven Essential Impeachment Techniques 117
IL Lack of Personal Knowledge 119
A. Evidentiary Law 119
B. Illustration: Lincoln s Cross of Charles Alien 120
III. Perception--Mental and Sensory Deficiencies 123
A. Evidentiary Law 123
B. Techniques and Illustrations 124
TV. Bias and Interest 127
A. Evidentiary Law 127
B. Techniques and the Leniency Agreement Illustration 128
Checklist: Impeachment Cross in General 130
Checklist: Impeachment Cross: Reliability 131
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CHAPTER 7
IMPEACHMENT CROSS
Report 133
I. The Report 134
II. Improbability 134
A. Evidentiary Law 134
B. Reduction-to-the-Absurd Technique and the Scopes Trial
Illustration 135
C. Common-Sense Technique and the Senator Stevens Trial
Illustration 139
D. Contradictory-Conduct Technique and the Sonics Trial
Illustration 141
IIL Prior Inconsistent Statements 143
A. Evidentiary Law 143
B. Avoid Minor Inconsistencies 147
C. Context: The Rule of Completeness 148
D. The Refreshing-Recollection Alternative 149
E. Techniques: Eight Essentials and the Negligence Illustration 150
E Deposition—Cross-Examination Strategy 155
G. Impeachment with a Deposition—Illustration 155
H. Impeachment with Silence or Omission 159
IV. Contradiction 163
A. Evidentiary Law 163
B. Contradiction Technique and the Cross-Examination
of Mark Fuhrman 166
Checklist: Impeachment Cross: Report 168
CHAPTER 8
IMPEACHMENT CROSS
Reporter 171
L The Reporter 172
II. Prior Convictions 172
A. Evidentiary Law 172
B. Techniques and Illustrations 176
IIL Prior Misconduct Probative of Untruthfulness 178
A. Evidentiary Law 178
B. Techniques and die Prior Perjurious Statement Illustration 179
IV. Character Witness 181
A. Evidentiary Law 181
B. Technique and Illustra don 184
Checklist: Impeachment Cross: Reporter 184
CHAPTER 9
CHARACTER CONDUCT IN TRIAL is?
I. Character and Attributes 188
A. Fair and Respectful 188
B. A Prodigious Memory 189
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C. A Good Ear 191
D. Excellent Powers of Analysis 192
E. Persistence and Grit 192
F. Nobody s Perfect and CPR 192
II. It s All in the Execution 193
A. Writing Used to Refresh Memory 193
B. Art of Listening 194
C. Look 196
D. Adjust 197
E. Note Taking 197
E Smooth 198
G. Staging 199
III. Play to Your Audiences 200
A. Witness: The Immediate Audience 200
B. Jury: The Most Important Audience 201
C. Trial Judge: The Exacting Audience 202
D. Appellate Court: The Supervising Audience 202
E. Courtroom Fans: The Inconsequential Audience 203
IV. Highlighting the Testimony 203
V Know When to Stop 204
A. Stop 204
B. Don t Stop 205
VI. No Questions of This Witness” 208
Checklist: Character Conduct in Trial 209
CHAPTER 10
WITNESS CONTROL
Strategies Techniques 213
I. Controlling the Witness 214
II. Revisiting the Your-Turn-to-Testify Approach 214
III. The Ten Commandments 215
IV. Counsel s Character and Conduct 215
V. Objection, Your Honor: The Answer Was Nonresponsive 216
VI. Witness Tactics and Countermeasures 216
A. Denial 217
B. Diversion 219
C. Disguise 221
VII. Repertoire of Control Techniques 223
Checklist: Control Strategies 8հ Techniques 226
CHAPTER 11
PREPARING THE WINNING CROSS 229
L Preparing the Winning Cross 230
II. Preparing to Cross-Examine Any Witness 231
A. Recapitulation 231
B. Additional Steps to Prepare 231
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III. Complete Informal Case Development 232
A. Investigation 232
B. Interviews of the Witnesses 234
IV. Full Formal Discovery 235
A. Civil Case Discovery 235
B. Criminal Case Discovery 236
C. Freedom of Information Act 237
V. Social Media and E-mail 237
A. Vast Storehouse of Unguarded Communication 237
B. Obtaining Social Media Information and E-mails 239
VI. Interplay Between Deposition and Cross 240
A. Witness Assessment 240
B. Concessions and Impeachment 241
C. Making a Record of Concessions and Impeachment 242
D. Different from Cross 243
VII. Preparing Prior Statements for Trial 244
A. Acquiring Prior Statements 244
B. Creating Prior Statements 244
C. Organizing, Storing, and Retrieving 245
VIII. Essential Evidence Rules: Experts 247
A. Qualifications and Ultimate Opinion 248
B. Reliability of the Expert s Field 249
C. Basis for Opinion 250
D. Hypothetical Questions 250
IX. Preparing to Cross an Expert 251
A. Legal Research and a Motion to Exclude 252
B. Your Expert 253
C. Background Investigation 254
D. Collecting and Reading 255
E. Discovery 257
F. Consult with Others 260
G. Deposing the Expert 261
Checklist: Preparing the Winning Cross 263
CHAPTER 12
EXPERT WITNESSES 26?
I. Crossing the Expert 268
II. Expert Challenges 268
III. Selecting Content of Cross 269
A. Concession-Seeking Cross 269
B. Impeachment Cross 271
C. The Four-Step Methodology 271
D. Danger Zone 274
IV. Concession-Seeking Cross—The Educator Collision Illustration 275
V. Standard Impeachment Areas—Financial Bias Illustration 278
VI. Five Expert Impeachment Areas 264
A. Qualifications 264
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B. Reliability of the Expert s Field 287
C. Procedures and Factual Data 290
D. The Expert s Opinion 293
E. Learned Treatise 294
F. Challenging the Expert s Opinion and Learned Treatise Illustration 294
VII. Structuring Cross 296
VIII. Conducting Cross 298
Checklist: Cross-Examining the Expert 299
CHAPTER 1 3
FORGETTERS, PERJURERS; ADVERSE WITNESSES;
DEPONENTS MORE зо і
L Problematic Witnesses 302
II. Feigning Forgetfulness or Ignorance 302
A. Strategies and Techniques 302
B. Illustration: The Cross-Examination of Jeffrey Skilling 304
IIL Perjurer 305
A. Recapitulation 305
B. Avoid It 305
C. Strategies and Techniques 306
IV. Surprise Witness 307
V. Multiple-Witness Situation 308
A. Sequestration of Witnesses 308
B. Strategies and Techniques 312
VI. Adverse Witness 314
A. Risk Assessment 314
B. Same Evidence Rules as Cross 315
C. Strategies and Techniques 315
D. Illustration: The Examination of Adverse Witness Barbara Hedges 316
VIL Interview Refuser 317
Checklist: Problematic Witnesses 319
CHAP T (HR 14
ETHICAL LEGAL BOUNDARIES OF
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L Ethical and Legal Boundaries of Cross
IL Avoiding and Meeting Objections
A. Rules of Evidence and Professional Responsibility
B. Pretrial Work
C. Trial Work
III. Common Objections to Cross Examination
A. List of Common Objections to Cross
B. The Rules
IV. Meeting Objections Tactics
A. Interruption for the Witness s Sake
B. Coaching from Counsel s Table
C. Speaking Objection
Checklist: Ethical Legal Boundaries
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Contents
CHAPTER 15
CASES ASSIGNMENTS 337
I. Experiential Learning 338
II. Factual Summaries 338
III. Assignments on the Website 338
A. Role-Play Assignments 338
B. Rules for Assignments 338
IV. Case Files on the Website 340
V. Samples of Assignments and Table of Contents for Case Files 340
VI. Teacher s Manual 341
A. Actors Guide 341
B. Syllabi 341
VII. Criminal Case: State v. Gary Goodman 341
A. Summary of State v. Gary Goodman 341
B. Assignments for the Goodman Case 342
C. Table of Contents for the Goodman Case Files 352
VTIL Criminal Case: Summary of State v. Byron Ward Howland 353
IX. Civil Case: Summary of Rufus T. Jones v. Brahmin Preparatory/ School 353
X. Civil Case: Summary of Terry O Brien v. Jamner County 354
XI. Challenging and Rewarding 356
Index
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