Two Quick & Easy Cross-Examination Tips

[d3Str0Y3r961]

This may sound like a stupid question, but what happens when the person you're cross examinating says no and denies what you've just said ? Thanks.

[rence234]

and practice shouting "OBJECTION"!

[demurertoevidence]

I LOVE U MAN! TNKS FOR SHARING.

--trial lawyer in the philippines

[chronousnemesis]

Actually 5 tips:

1) every question is a leading question

2) One fact per question

3) do not use adverb (really?,overly?,slightly?). it gives witness to object

4) don't use perception (you saw him doing...,you see it...)

5) taglines(correct?,is that right?,am I right?) shouldn't be used often because it can cause harm to your leading question. If you remove the tagline, your cross-XM will be more powerful. But this contradicts tip no. 2.

Thus it depends on how your case is.

[emmadagreat]

Thx sooo much, i have to cross examine for a mock trial on a murder in a book i read for rdla. THANK YOU!!!!!

[pedroandsadie]

This was so helpful. I am not a lawyer but have to help my elderly mom in an unemployment hearing (can't afford a lawyer). This was wonderful now that we understand this- thank you

[Fiercegirl77]

Fantastic thank you.

[hughforik]

We need MORE videos from you. Your material and presentation are very good quality. Please post more.

[gijoe294]

this was great-thanks......i have a practice cross tomorrow for my crim practice clinic, and this provided me with a nice edge.-i see people bitching below about u oversimplifying these rules...hey they mustve missed the couple times when u explicitly set forth that these are basic elements and not the whole bible. thanks again

[R9forever]

end all be all...? twisty I must say.

[xirishmagicx]

I think lawyers should have a better linguistic handle......

[dinogrower]

I have just spent about 26 hours searching cross examination videos and by far, your information and videos top the list. Much appreciation from me. I have already visited your website and made the free downloads. Very quality information. Thank you.

[123racygirl]

isaachaz31 - Wow - I've done that too and I'm sure you are in good company. Let's not reinforce lawyers' reputations for snobbery by being mean to the lay people. Thanks

[JustinTymeToday]

I also hate it when lawyers make leading questions by just added "isn't it" to the end of a sentence. it is so very confusing. For example, You didn't go to the store, isn't that true? You did not go to the store is not that true. If the witness says yes, are they saying they went to the store or they didn't go? Double negatives are so very complicated to understand, especially when the lawyer uses them wrongly and fails to understand two negatives are a positive.

[JustinTymeToday]

you guys way over play this rule. The first rule is never have absolute rules. I just watched a brilliant clip of f. lee bailey from the O.J. case, and he asks a number of open ended. I watched a brilliant cross where the lawyer realized the witness would make a fool of himself as he explained away a rape. She let him prattle on and one until it was obvious to everyone that he was lying. So, the textbook rule you tout is hardly breaking news and hardly foolproof.

[casey321b]

I love cross examination! I was doing it this morning and told my friend about it. "Hey, I was doing some cross examination stuff this morning!" "Cool! What did you get?" "Well I was doing it with a colleague. I said: 'Yup, I'm pretty sure this is a cross. It has some scratches in it though..." Wonderful stuff those crosses are...

[mentosC4]

This week in hda is the most confusing aahh

[Dashbarr]

LOL. OMFG. If a real lawyer doesn't know these tips, I'm surprised they've made it far enough to need to worry about it.

[casey321b]

@Dashbarr It doesn't have to be a lawyer. The general public has to also do some effort, and this helps them be able to work with their lawyer and not screw up...

[Dashbarr]

@casey321b What? What are you referring to? Why would the general public need to know about cross-ex tips if they aren't on trial? Do some effort? Its the lawyer's job to tell their clients (not the general public) what to do on the stand, not how to ask questions.

[casey321b]

So, you're saying you'd trust someone to help you not go to jail, and just do all the work? It might help if you knew some of this stuff before hand, so you would be able to help...

[Dashbarr]

@casey321b The lawyer is the one who is the professional. Trying to tell someone who is an expert how to do something is interference. Do you want to piss off the person trying to keep you out of jail, or even worse, hinder them?

[casey321b]

Tru faqs. You're obviously a good cross examiner... XD I can't argue with that.

[juekaraful]

these are obvious things people already know im a HS student and these are the first things we learn i thought you were gonna atleast say something different than what everybody already knows

[isaachaze1]

@juekaraful the're teaching you how to cross examine people in HS?? wtf? this is good stuff. stfu

[TDavisReverend]

@isaachaze1 If that's not the most foolish thing I've heard then I don't know what is. If you don't know a single thing about being a lawyer this is a decent video, maybe. If that. Ya don't ask compound questions, no shit? (objection) Ask only leading questions, no shit? This is a terrible secret and I hope his company offers a lot more than that.

[isaachaze1]

lol, i've been at attorney for over seven years, done numerous hearings and trials and appellate work. so, nice try. not sure what your qualifications are, but based on your comment, i'm guessing you have none

[123racygirl]

Isa

[diassiri]

thank you, fine work

[Kevinkim7]

Great tips. Thanks