PROOF, PERSUASION AND CROSS-EXAMINATION - A WINNING NEW APPROACH IN THE COURTROOM (ISSUED IN TWO NUMBERED VOLUMES)

• NCJ Number: 18482
• Author(s): L E SCHWARTZ
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 570 pages
• Sale Source: Executive Reports Corporation Prentice-Hall, Inc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS TWO-VOLUME WORK COMBINES AN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY APPROACH WITH BASIC ELEMENTS OF PROOF AND PERSUASION APPLICABLE TO BOTH DIRECT AND CROSS-EXAMINATION TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR TRIAL LAWYERS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR HAS COMPILED A LIST OF SIX GENERIC QUESTIONS WHICH HE HAS FOUND IN HIS OWN TRIAL EXPERIENCES TO FORM THE BASIS OF ALL TESTIMONY. THESE QUESTIONS INVOLVE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE WITNESS' PERCEPTIONS, ACTIONS, KNOWLEDGE, RECOLLECTIONS, STATE OF MIND, AND OPINIONS. SPECIFIC PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OBSERVED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PROVIDED FOR EVERY POINT RAISED IN THE TEXT.