I'd like to discuss an exception to the hearsay rule. I know it appears somewhat bland, but the rules of evidence provide for some real impeachment pleasure! If you want fun with a witness on cross-examination in your next criminal trial, find a "learned treatise" the witness must admit is a "reliable authority" on the [...]
As technology continues to change the world we live in, the best Bryan-College Station criminal defense lawyers are also learning to use new methods of persuasion in the courtroom. As slide shows, video presentations, and digital evidence become increasingly common in trial practice, defense lawyers of the twenty-first century are keeping current and up-to-date with [...]
Empowering jurors is key to success in trial work. The real art of empowering jurors probably developed in death penalty defense work where jurors were trained to hold to their "life" vote at punishment, resulting in a hung jury. A capital jury hung on punishment would then result in an automatic life sentence. However, jurors [...]
Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi reportedly said, "Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing." Similarly, in the courtroom the criminal trial lawyer's credibility isn't everything . . . It IS the only thing. Without credibility a defense attorney cannot hope to score points with the judge or jury. Importantly, this credibility is built very slowly, [...]
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