Chapter 9 CLOSING ARGUMENT

2.04 PREPARING A CASE THEORY

2.04 PREPARING A CASE THEORY Developing a theory of the case will be the single most important thing you do. This theory must be developed early, and will serve as your blueprint from which you will construct your case. As you prepare for trial, you will face a myriad of decisions, from which witnesses to call to which jury instructions to request.

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Chapter 2 PREPARING FOR TRIAL - Indiana University …

structuring your trial as a whole and getting ready for trial: c Interviewing witnesses and fact gathering. c Preparing a case theory. c Developing and analyzing your evidence, and planning how you will fill in the gaps. c Forming a general trial strategy concerning such issues as the order of proof, the main points to emphasize, and selecting ...

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10. CROSS-EXAMINATION AND IMPEACHMENT

A criminal defendant who testifies is treated no differently -- his bad character may not be proved by specific acts of dishonesty. 4. Prior Criminal Convictions Rule 609 provides that, with certain restrictions, a witness may be impeached witrh evidence of two kids of criminal convictions: (1) felonies, regardless of their nature; and (2)

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DEPOSITIONS - Indiana University Maurer School of Law

involved in the pending acti on.! Potential witnesses -- the existence, identity, names, addresses and other information about potential ... incl uding criminal record, prior statements, biases and prejudices, and ... The deponent's trial preparation material (sometimes cal led work-product, sometimes privil eged), consisting

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Chapter 4 OPENING STATEMENT

present it as a cohesive whole. While you cannot expect jurors to reach a decision in your favor based solely on your opening remarks, you can make effective use of the principle of primacy to begin this persuasion process. Too often, lawyers squander this opportunity to present their theory and highlight the pivotal evidence.

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BASICS OF NEGOTIATION

otherwise deliberately deceive your opponent in order to gain a bargaining advantage, the ... false and misleading statements made to facilitate reaching a favorable agreement. Nevertheless, this is ... be based on material false assumptions, you may have acted unethically. For example, it is certainly ...

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6. CHARACTER EVIDENCE

C. Character Evidence in Criminal Cases 1. General rule. Character evidence is more frequently introduced in criminal cases than in civil. Although the same general presumption against the use of character evidence applies, defendants

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Chapter 7 CROSS-EXAMINATION 1 - Maurer School of Law ...

Q: You’re sure it was my client, Mr. Roberts? A: Oh, yes. Q: So, did you watch him for several seconds, then? A: Yes. He got out of his car and walked quickly over to where Mr. Hartzog’s body was. Q: Would you say it took four or five seconds for him to get there? One — two — three — four — five? A: Uh, yes, that’s about right.

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Chapter 6 DIRECT EXAMINATION

DIRECT EXAMINATION § 6.01 INTRODUCTION The direct examination of witnesses is the most important part of the trial. Cross-examination may be more exciting and closing argument more eloquent, but it is the direct examination of your own witnesses that will determine whether the jurors hear, understand, and remember the facts upon which your

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DEFENDANTS' REPLY TO PLAINTIFFS' RESPONSE TO …

Plaintiffs filed a response to Defendants' motion on October 2, 2000, and a response to Defendants' supplemental brief on October 9, 2000. In support of their response of October 2, 2000, Plaintiffs included numerous affidavits, thus essentiall y responding to Defendants' motion as though it had been filed pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 56 ...

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Chapter 1 Theories of Power - mpow.org

37 Chapter 1: Theories of Power of more democratic forms of organization (Morgan, 1986, 1997). Robert Dahl (1961) continues Weber’s approach, both in the definition of power and in the attribution of it to a concrete human factor. Whereas Weber discussed power in the context of the organization and its structures, Dahl located

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. Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management

1 Professional Considerations chapter 1 Leadership and Followership chapter 2 Manager chapter 3 Nursing Practice and the Law chapter 4 Questions of Values and Ethics 33663_Unit I_0001-0002.indd 1663_Unit I_0001-0002.indd 1 99/15/2014 4:37:34 PM/15/2014 4:37:34 PM

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THEORIES OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION - upjs.sk

This textbook is organized in eight chapters. Chapter 1 contextualizes the field of intercultural communication and provides students with different perspectives of key terms and concepts. Chapters 2–7 present a selection of current theories. Chapter 2 presents in detail the model of cultural dimensions proposed by Geert Hofstede. The theory

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Reading and Study Skills Foldables

1 FROM DINAH ZIKE Dear Teacher, What is a Foldable? A Foldable is a 3-D, student-made, interactive graphic organizer based upon a skill. Making a Foldable gives students a fast, kinesthetic activity that helps them organize and retain infor-

Theories into Practice - Early Childhood Australia

Chapter 1: Theories and perspectives 5 The impact of theories on practice 6 ... Socio-behaviourist theories in practice 37 Pavlov 38 Skinner 39 Bandura 40 Chapter 5: Critical theorists and practical implications 42 ... power relationships embedded in their practice that may privilege certain children over others

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Introduction to Law

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Law The Supremacy Clause and the Bill of Rights1 Chapter Objectives 1 Case File: Centerville News: March 10 1 1–1 Introduction 2 1–2 What Law Is 2 Historical Origins 3 Philosophical Theories 3 1–3 Categories of Law 4 Source of Law 4 Substantive and Procedural Laws 5 Criminal and Civil Laws 5

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Theories of Causation

effects of biological, mental, and environmental conditions, and then back to (2). (p. 37) Assessing the state of criminological theory toward the end of the 20th century, Bernard (1990) concluded that not much progress had been made during the prior 20 years in weed-ing out theories that cannot be supported or in verifying other theories.

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Explaining Theories of Persuasion

Many theories in this chapter are concerned with shifts in attitude, so it is important to make clear what we mean by that term. An attitude is a “relatively enduring predisposition to respond favorably or unfavor-ably” toward something (Simons, 1976, p. 80). We have attitudes toward

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