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  Joe v. Bob

  Author:Paul BurkaFrom:Texas Monthly (Vol. 21, Issue 9)

  Sept. 19931,436 words Biography Northwest and Continental airlines sued American over predatory summer 1992 airfares. Crandall's Jul 28, 1993 cross-examination by Jamail and Continental lawyer David Boies reveals Crandall to be a crafty public speaker,...
• Select Rupert's red top

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  Rupert's red top

  Author:Peter JukesFrom:New Statesman (Vol. 143, Issue 5218)

  July 11, 20145,473 words Cover story, Essay 1280LPeter Jukes watched Rebekah Brooks's extraordinary composure in court on every one of the 138 days of the hacking trial. The story of her rise and fall tells you everything you need to know about the way power works...
• Select Cross-examination in the Gunner-Cubillo cases. (Legal Notes)

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  Cross-examination in the Gunner-Cubillo cases. (Legal Notes)

  Author:David BennettFrom:National Observer - Australia and World Affairs

  Summer 20011,102 words Article Reminiscent of the poem, there was "movement at the station" at the far end of the first floor vestibule of the Supreme Court at Darwin. At the midmorning break one could sense that something had ruffled the usual calm...
• Select High Court announces new Confrontation Clause

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  High Court announces new Confrontation Clause

  From:Wisconsin Law Journal

  Mar. 17, 20041,624 words Article Byline: Scott Lewis In 1603 Sir Walter Raleigh was tried and condemned to death for treason. A substantial part of the evidence against him was derived from a letter and unsworn out-of-court testimony attributed to...
• Select Finding the truth

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  Finding the truth

  From:Canada and the World Backgrounder (Vol. 61, Issue 3)

  Dec. 1995124 words Brief article Cross-examination of witnesses is seen as an art among lawyers and has been described as "the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth." In his book, Lawyers, Jack Batten quotes criminal lawyer Ross...
• Select Davis v. Washington narrows the scope of "testimonial" hearsay

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  Davis v. Washington narrows the scope of "testimonial" hearsay

  Author:Howard W. Anderson, IIIFrom:Illinois Bar Journal (Vol. 95, Issue 10)

  Oct. 20073,853 words Article 1850LIn Crawford v Washington, the Court held that the prosecution generally can't introduce "testimonial" hearsay unless the defendant had an earlier chance to cross-examine the unavailable declarant. But when is a...
• Select The day Oscar Wyatt caved

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  The day Oscar Wyatt caved

  Author:Mimi SwartzFrom:Texas Monthly (Vol. 35, Issue 11)

  Nov. 20077,030 words Article 1330LSee! Houston's most litigious, feared, hated, and beloved rogue run from a fight! See! His fashionista wife dress down for his day in court! See! "Texas oilman" turned into two dirty words! See! Saddam play...
• Select Civil suit is basis for impeaching plaintiff, rules Wisconsin Court of Appeals

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  Civil suit is basis for impeaching plaintiff, rules Wisconsin Court of Appeals

  Author:David ZiemerFrom:Wisconsin Law Journal

  May 19, 2008543 words Article 1350LByline: David Ziemer A defendant should be permitted to cross-examine the victim about a civil suit he filed against the defendant arising from the same incident. In holding that Jose Matamoros should have been...
• Select No joy for Taylor's prosecutors: after two years of trial, the prosecution in the Charles Taylor case are still struggling to nail him down conclusively with the 11-count indictment announced to the world amidst great fanfare in 2004. Lans Gberie went to The Hague in February to watch the prosecution at work; he found them clutching at straws and apparently bereft of new ideas

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  No joy for Taylor's prosecutors: after two years of trial, the prosecution in the Charles Taylor case are still struggling to nail him down conclusively with the 11-count indictment announced to the world amidst great fanfare in 2004. Lans Gberie went to The Hague in February to watch the prosecution at work; he found them clutching at straws and apparently bereft of new ideas

  Author:Lans GberieFrom:New African (Issue 494)

  Apr. 20102,398 words Article 1320LCHARLES TAYLOR WAS TRANSFERRED to The Hague from Sierra Leone in 2006 to fulfill a promise made to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the new Liberian president, who feared that trying Taylor so close to her fragile country could...
• Select Cross-examination of experts: saving the best for trial; a veteran litigator advises trial lawyers not to reveal so much during discovery that they limit their ability to effectively cross-examine experts at trial

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  Cross-examination of experts: saving the best for trial; a veteran litigator advises trial lawyers not to reveal so much during discovery that they limit their ability to effectively cross-examine experts at trial

  Author:Keith L. DavidsonFrom:Illinois Bar Journal (Vol. 97, Issue 2)

  Feb. 20092,768 words Article Cross-examination once was considered an art. (1) Discovery was limited. Witnesses did not always need to be disclosed. (2) And trial lawyers had to think on their feet. In some jurisdictions, traces of this paradigm...
• Select A snipe-hunter's guide to coaxing answers from hostile witnesses: some witnesses seem to be as elusive as the mythical snipe. But preparation and skillful questioning can enable you to bag your quarry

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  A snipe-hunter's guide to coaxing answers from hostile witnesses: some witnesses seem to be as elusive as the mythical snipe. But preparation and skillful questioning can enable you to bag your quarry

  Author:Ron SpearsFrom:Illinois Bar Journal (Vol. 97, Issue 5)

  May 20091,253 words Article 1160LIt was the third day of trial and Judge Justice was growing weary of the never ending pattern: questions asked, incomplete or unresponsive answers given, attempts at clarification met by objections or more elusive...