Two Quick & Easy Cross-Examination Tips

http://www.TheArtofCrossExamination.com Here are two quick and easy cross-examination tips that you can apply immediately to improve your cross-examination and win your next jury trial. These aren't the most advanced techniques in my toolbox, but if you follow these two rules, your cross-examinations will be more powerful, you'll have more control over runaway witnesses, and your jury trial results will be better than ever before.

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[rence234]

and practice shouting "OBJECTION"!

[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.

[Mayur6]

@d3Str0Y3r961 If what you asked is in the affidavit, you ask the judge to mark the affidavit for identification, give the affidavit to the witness, ask if he/she knows what that document is, did he/she sign it, etc. You then tell the witness to read aloud from the affidavit where the answer you're looking for is.

[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.

[demurertoevidence]

I LOVE U MAN! TNKS FOR SHARING.

--trial lawyer in the philippines

[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