PPT-CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES

By Lawrence T Bowman Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC 1 CrossExamination is the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth You can do anything with a bayonet except sit on it A lawyer can do anything with crossexamination if he is skillful enough not to impale his own cause upon it. DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. MID-YEAR CONFERENCE. JULY 11, 2014. PROFESSOR STEPHEN A. SALTZBURG . Cross-Examination. Purpose: To Argue Your Case to the Jury (or Judge) Through the Witness. Strategies. The Basics. Prof. Robert T. Sherwin. February 4, 2011. Mock Trial: Defined. Mock: Feigned; not real; sham.. Trial: The examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.. Section 11 (d) of the . Charter of Rights and Freedoms . states that each person charged with an offence is to be ‘presumed innocent until proven guilty according to the law.’. Burden of Proof:. the Crown’s obligation to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt – this is a fundamental legal principle founded in Common Law. . C: An you went to a: uh (0.9) ah you went to a ba:r? (in) Boston (0.6) iz that correct? (1.0) W: It's a clu:b. C: it's where uh (.) uh (0.3) gi:rls and fella:s meet, isn't it? (.09) W: People go: th EXAMINATION OF EXPERT WITNESSES Page Number of years the person would likely have continued to work ( Introduction to Fraud Examination. 2. Learning Objectives. Define fraud examination and differentiate it from auditing.. Understand the fraud theory approach.. Define occupational fraud.. Define fraud.. Witness Examinations in Trials. This is how you present evidence to the jury.. DIRECT EXAMINATION. You tell your side of the story.. You want your evidence in story form, so you ask open-ended questions.. Strategies and Formalities. Opening Statements. 3 minutes. Objective – Acquaint court with the case and outline what you are going to prove through testimony and admitted evidence.. Short summary of the facts. Direct Examination. to ask questions of witnesses called by your team to get the witness to testify to facts that help your case. . Open ended questions. Who, What, Why, When, Where, How, What if any…?. TRIAL INFORMATION. Steps in a Trial. Judge enters and takes the Bench (all rise). Clerk announces the case. Prosecuting attorneys make opening statement. Defense attorneys make opening statement. Prosecutions presents case:. Barrister. Clarence Chambers. 0402 968 997. www.guiltynotguilty.com.au. Introduction. Important part of advocacy.. Read as many books on advocacy and cross-examination as you like.. Watch as many video presentations / seminars as you like.. February 4, 2011. Mock Trial: Defined. Mock: Feigned; not real; sham.. Trial: The examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.. Current News. Chapter 11, TRIAL PROCEDURE. Class Jeopardy Game (time permitting). Next week, quiz #3. 1. Current News. http://. www.washingtonexaminer.com/here-are-the-key-decisions-still-to-come-from-the-supreme-court/article/2622292. Legislation, Judicial Perceptions & Cases. Prof. Nicholas Bala. . Faculty of Law - Queen’s University. Child Advocacy Centres, Knowledge Exchange. February 28, 2011 1:00pm – 1:30pm. Ottawa, Ont..