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A celebration of the American trial as a great cultural achievement, this work explores how these legal proceedings bring about justice. It reminds us that the trial is not confined to the impartial application of legal rules to factual findings. It explores the narrative structure of the trial, beginning with the lawyers' opening statements.

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"Burns makes an original contribution by drawing on his own experience to show lawyers drafting opening statements and otherwise shaping and dramatizing their courtroom performances."--Choice

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments IX Introduction 3 I. The Received View of the Trial 10 II. The Trial's Linguistic Practices 34 III. The Trial's Constitutive Rules 73 IV. An Interpretation from One Trial 103 V. The Trial's Most Basic Features and Some Observed Consequences 124 VI. Thinking What We Do 155 VII. The Two Sides of the Trial Event 183 VIII. The Truth of Verdicts 220

A Theory of the Trial

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/10/2001
      ISBN13: 9780691089805, 978-0691089805
      ISBN10: 0691089809

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A celebration of the American trial as a great cultural achievement, this work explores how these legal proceedings bring about justice. It reminds us that the trial is not confined to the impartial application of legal rules to factual findings. It explores the narrative structure of the trial, beginning with the lawyers' opening statements.

      Trade Review
      "Burns makes an original contribution by drawing on his own experience to show lawyers drafting opening statements and otherwise shaping and dramatizing their courtroom performances."--Choice

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments IX Introduction 3 I. The Received View of the Trial 10 II. The Trial's Linguistic Practices 34 III. The Trial's Constitutive Rules 73 IV. An Interpretation from One Trial 103 V. The Trial's Most Basic Features and Some Observed Consequences 124 VI. Thinking What We Do 155 VII. The Two Sides of the Trial Event 183 VIII. The Truth of Verdicts 220

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