Have you thought about what the possible objectives are in cross examination? Often times we have not thought out the possible avenues we could take in cross examining a witness. Here for example are some of the objectives one might have in cross examination: To establish the witness is not telling the truth on one or more material points. To show that the witness is biased and has a motive for coloring the testimony. To show that the testimony is improbable….
I received this Email from someone whose address was: bob bdifalco@yahoo.com about my post regarding jury selection. He said: “Lawyers ought to spend their time getting rid of all juries, and hyping up judges so are adequate without dumbassd jurors.” < When the constitution of this country was being debated jury trial was seen as an essential and far reaching civil right. The men who signed the Declaration of Independence and wrote the Constitution provided for three separate provisions in…
The subject of jury selection is particularly relevant now because of discussions in Washington state about eliminating preemptory excuses of jurors and because many lawyers generally find it to be a difficult art to master. The discussions in this state about elimination stem from our State Supreme Court who ask whether preemptory excuses should be simply eliminated. The argument for doing so is based primarily upon whether there is discrimination against minorities in the process of jury selection through this…