NCJ Number
19690
Editor(s)
P A WOLKIN,
W D PARRY
Date Published
1973
Length
186 pages
Annotation
THIS MANUAL PRESENTS TWELVE ARTICLES DEALING WITH PROCEDURES FOR JURY TRIALS, DIRECT AND CROSS EXAMINATION, AND THE CASES ON APPEAL.
Abstract
THE ARTICLES IN PART ONE OF THIS MANUAL DISCUSS, IN SOME DEPTH, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE JURY TRIAL, GIVING PRACTICAL ADVICE ON EVERY PHASE OF THE TRIAL FROM THE VOIR DIRE TO THE VERDICT. AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SECTION ARE THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A JURY TRIAL, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VOIR DIRE, HINTS FOR DEFENDANT'S LAWYERS, AND THE CLOSING ARGUMENT. PART TWO IS DEVOTED TO THE TECHNIQUES OF DIRECT AND CROSSEXAMINATION, INCLUDING ARTICLES OF THE EX PARTE INTERVIEW, INSTRUCTIONS FOR WITNESSES, AND DEMONSTRATIVE AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE. THE CLOSING PORTION OF THE MANUAL DEALS WITH THE CASE ON APPEAL, OFFERING SUGGESTIONS ON WRITING THE APPELLATE BRIEF AND DELIVERING THE ORAL ARGUMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)