Winning at Trial.Winning at Trial D. Shane Read National Institute for Trial Advocacy 361 Centennial Parkway, Suite 220, Louisville, Colorado The City of Louisville (IPA: /'sɪti əv 'luːɪs,vɪl/) is a Home Rule Municipality of about 19,000 residents, located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. 80027 9781601560018, $75.00 www.nita.org D. Shane Read, an experienced legal professional and adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. Dedman School of Law The Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, is a law school located in Dallas, Texas. Founded in February 1925, the school was renamed Dedman School of Law in February 2001 in honor of its benefactors, the late Robert H. Dedman Sr. , commits his wisdom to paper in Winning at Trial, a text ideal for legal courses and self-study alike. Chapters cover basic trial strategies, Voir Dire voir dire (Anglo-French; “to speak the truth”) In law, the act or process of questioning prospective jurors to determine whether they are qualified and suitable for service on a jury. , tips tricks and techniques for the phases of the trial (opening statements, direct examination, cross examination, and closing arguments), exhibits and objections, and much more. Numerous examples illustrate Read's practical and experience-tested recommendations. "If your case has many witnesses, take a digital photograph of each witness when she is in the witness room before she testifies. Having the photograph will help you immensely in closing argument. When you summarize an important part of a witness' testimony, you can project the photograph on your screen in the courtroom. This will aid the jury in recalling exactly which witness you are referring to and help you refresh the jurors' memory regarding her testimony." An accompanying DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. rounds out this highly recommended text for legal professionals of all skill and experience levels--even courtroom veterans are sure to discover a useful tidbit. |
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