By Dave Walton The King’s Speech just won the Academy Award for Best Picture. People are now interested in the story about King George VI who had a speech impediment (a stutter) and his fight to overcome his stutter and…
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Impeachment on Direct – How to deal with unexpected testimony on direct examination – Part 2
Impeachment on Direct How to deal with unexpected testimony on direct examination – Part 2 You call your last witness and things are going great. A verdict in your client’s favor will be soon to follow. All you have to…
Tagged with: Direct Examination, Federal Rules of Evidence, From the Sidebar, Hayes Hunt, Hostile, Hostile Witness, Impeachment, Inconsistent Statement, Non-Leading Questions, Rule 607, Rule 611 (c), Rule 612, Rule 613 (a)
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How to deal with unexpected testimony on direct examination – Part 1 Refreshing Recollection
How to deal with unexpected testimony on direct examination -Part 1 – Refreshing Recollection You call your last witness and things are going great. A verdict in your client’s favor will be soon to follow. All you have to do…
Tagged with: Direct Examination, Federal Rules of Evidence, FRE 612, From the Sidebar, Hayes Hunt, Memory, Mistake, Refreshing Recollection, Testimony, Witness
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Strike that.
Everyone’s parents had a seemingly different remedy for the hiccups. I had to hold my arms straight in the air while my mother slowly poured a glass of milk into my mouth. There would be a brief pause — she…
Tagged with: Cozen O'Connor, Depositions, From the Sidebar, Jury, Objections, Public Speaking, Questioning Techniques, Trial, Witness
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