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Absolute Beginner's Guide to Cross-Examination
Written by an experienced trial lawyer, this book will help you understand the art of cross-examination. Not only will it prepare you for the courtroom, but it will also help you become a successful lawyer.
One of the most well-known courtroom situations, the cross-examination is the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge or extend testimony already given. It is the prosecutor or defense attorney's opportunity to strengthen his or her own case by questioning the opposite side's witness. To do so with expertise, calm, and finesse is a hard-learned but invaluable skill.
In The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cross-Examination, trial lawyer and teacher Samuel A. Stern demonstrates that conducting an effective cross-examination is a learned skill and that his comprehensive teachings are its foundation. This contemporary and clear guide is designed so that you can quickly and effectively cross-examine.
Learn how to successfully cross-examine a witness in this easy-to-read, step-by-step guide. This book will be a integral addition to the shelf of every law student, lawyers who have newly passed the bar exam, law professors, and even seasoned practicing lawyers. Cross-examination is an art, and Stern teaches you the finest aspects of it in The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cross-Examination.
One of the most well-known courtroom situations, the cross-examination is the formal interrogation of a witness called by the other party in a court of law to challenge or extend testimony already given. It is the prosecutor or defense attorney's opportunity to strengthen his or her own case by questioning the opposite side's witness. To do so with expertise, calm, and finesse is a hard-learned but invaluable skill.
In The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cross-Examination, trial lawyer and teacher Samuel A. Stern demonstrates that conducting an effective cross-examination is a learned skill and that his comprehensive teachings are its foundation. This contemporary and clear guide is designed so that you can quickly and effectively cross-examine.
Learn how to successfully cross-examine a witness in this easy-to-read, step-by-step guide. This book will be a integral addition to the shelf of every law student, lawyers who have newly passed the bar exam, law professors, and even seasoned practicing lawyers. Cross-examination is an art, and Stern teaches you the finest aspects of it in The Absolute Beginners Guide to Cross-Examination.
312 pages, Hardcover
Published May 16, 2023
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June 17, 2023
I'm neither a lawyer nor a practitioner in the field of law, but I am a curious reader and writer and that's why I wanted to read this book-because at the base of any inquiry, the quality of questions matter, and how your build up to the argument you make is a sure way of persuading people-so I found this book more interesting because of the art of asking questions that the author explores and the ability to connect statements to both meaning and actual occurrences.
Thank you Netgalley for the eARC. I know law students or those in law would find this interesting.
Thank you Netgalley for the eARC. I know law students or those in law would find this interesting.
August 20, 2023
I really wish that this book would have been available 40 years ago when I began my career in law enforcement! It would have been so helpful to me, as a young policeman. And right through my entire career. To have had the knowledge, while testifying, of what the defense attorney was doing and how they were trying to trip me up would have been invaluable. Also to help my district attorney, by knowing what to put into my reports to make their job easier. And right on through my career, this book would have really helped me during my interrogations of suspects. It would have saved me lots of time and embarrassing memories!
The author, although a extremely well-practiced jurist, writes in a manner that almost everyone could follow and understand. His processes, tips, and "tricks" are well explained.
I would recommend this book to any attorneys (no matter how well established), law students, police officers, and anyone else with an interest in the law. Perhaps even television script writers of law enforcement shows, it would help them to write better stories.
This book requires your attention, it's not a casual read. But it will definitely make you more prepared and smarter!
The author, although a extremely well-practiced jurist, writes in a manner that almost everyone could follow and understand. His processes, tips, and "tricks" are well explained.
I would recommend this book to any attorneys (no matter how well established), law students, police officers, and anyone else with an interest in the law. Perhaps even television script writers of law enforcement shows, it would help them to write better stories.
This book requires your attention, it's not a casual read. But it will definitely make you more prepared and smarter!
October 10, 2023
Thank you to Samuel A. Stern and Netgalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I am not a lawyer and did not go to law school but I am extremely interested in law and in the science and psychology behind it. This is definitely and interesting book and I think many people would benefit from reading this not just those practicing law. This book is not a quick easy read but it shows you how everything is done with a purpose and the thought behind the questions and actions. definitely a must read.
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