By Hayes Hunt Eddie Ohlbaum, my close friend, recently passed away. He loved trial work, teaching at Temple Law and advocating for the indigent. He also loved the Brooklyn Dodgers. I called him for his input when I wrote my first article for…
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Strike That. Objecting to Yourself. Eddie and Opening Day.
Tagged with: Cozen O'Connor, Depositions, From the Sidebar, Jury, Objections, Public Speaking, Questioning Techniques, Trial, Witness
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Twitter, Evidence, Privacy and Social Media
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint A recent case, albeit one dealing with a governmental subpoena, shows that the SCA may not be the panacea that social networking sites think it is. In People v. Harris, Twitter sought to quash…
Tagged with: Criminal Law, Evidence, Fourth Amendment, Prosecution, Social Media Law, Trial
Posted in Criminal Law
Posted in Criminal Law
Social Media Evidence – Authentication
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Despite the relative freedom law enforcement officials have to gather evidence, prosecutors and defense counsel alike are limited as to what information they can introduce into evidence at trial. Perhaps the biggest hurdle attorneys…
Tagged with: authentication, Evidence, Social Media, Social Media Law, Trial, Trial Practice
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Juror Misconduct and Social Media
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint The Daugerdas case also shows the importance of continuing juror investigation beyond voir dire. Monitoring jurors’ social networking sites during trial and deliberations can reveal instances of juror misconduct as well. As social networking…
Tagged with: Juror Misconduct, Jury, jury instructions, Social Media Law, Trial, Trial Practice
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Trial and Social Media: Researching Potential Jurors
By Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint Social media is a mainstay in daily life. Over a billion people are registered users of Facebook. The Facebook logo and the logos of other social networking giants such as Twitter are quickly becoming…
Tagged with: Daugerdas, Juror Misconduct, jury selection, Social Media Law, Trial, Trial Practice, voir dire
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Juror Misconduct & Bias – Social Media Investigation
by: Hayes Hunt and Jonathan A. Cavalier Use of social media to explore the histories and potential biases of a jury pool is relatively new, but it is rapidly gaining in popularity. While voir dire can be an effective tool…
Preview of the Roger Clemens Trial: The Rocket Faces a Challenging Lineup
By Stephen A. Miller (Orig. published 7/11/11) In the 2000 World/Subway Series, Roger Clemens hurled a broken bat at Mike Piazza. In hindsight, we can ask: Was it “roid rage”? Clemens now finds himself on trial this week in a…
Tagged with: Andy Pettite, Barry Bonds, Criminal Law, From the Sidebar, Hayes Hunt, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Jury, Lying to Congress, McNamee, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Perjury Obstruction of Justice, Roger Clemens, Roid Rage, Stephen Miller, Steroids, Trial, Witnesses
Posted in Cross Examination
Posted in Cross Examination
Using Social Media to Track Juror’s Online Postings
By Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. and Lindsey E. Wilkinson Just as lawyers now routinely conduct due diligence on opposing parties’ social media pages (see our July 20 Sidebar post), some lawyers also are monitoring postings by jurors on social media…
Tagged with: Due Dillgence, Facebook, From the Sideabr, Hayes Hunt, Juror Misconduct, Jurors, Jury, Mistrial, Social Media, Social Media Law, Thomas Wilkinson, Trial, Trial Practice, Twitter law
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Witness Preparation – Ask Your Questions. Get the Right Answer
Witness preparation is one of the most important components of trial and litigation practice. A simple but overlooked part of preparation is asking your witness your actual questions. You may have two or twenty essential questions that you must ask…
Tagged with: Coaching, Cozen O'Connor, Deposition, From the Sidebar, Hayes Hunt, Questions and Answers, Trial, Witness Preparation
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
Galleon Trial: Declawing Cross Examination
Last week during the insider-trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam, the defense called Rick Schutte, Galleon’s former president of U.S. operations. Chad Bray of the Wall Street Journal wrote an informative article “Questions Over Defense Move: A Witness for Rajaratnam…
Tagged with: Chad Bray, Cozen O'Connor, Credibility, Crime, Direct Examination, Federal Rule of Evidence 607, Galleon Group, Hayes Hunt, Insider Trading, Investment Fund, Jury, Litigation, Raj Rajaratnam, Rick Shutte, Trial, Wall Street Journal
Posted in Trial
Posted in Trial
