Search results for ""author terence f. maccarthy""
American Bar Association MacCarthy on Cross-Examination
Terence MacCarthy is synonymous with effective cross-examination. For 40 years he has been the head of the US Federal Defender's Office in Chicago, and is among the top CLE instructors in the US owing to his lectures on cross-examination technique. And now, Terence MacCarthy has literally written the book on cross-examination, "MacCarthy on Cross-Examination". In it, he shares the secret to effective cross-examination that he has perfected over the last 40 years.The primary reason lawyers are more adept in opening and closing statements is that they are able to use the most persuasive technique known - they are allowed to tell a story. This new book shows lawyers how to tell a story in cross-examination, too. They will learn how to manage and effectively minimize witness involvement, without appearing controlling or insulting, and discover how to use effective short statements to make the witness affirm the story the lawyer wants to tell.Filled with illustrative cross-examinations from actual cases, this book can be every trial lawyer's key to employing these proven cross-examination techniques in his or her own practice.
£113.37
American Bar Association MacCarthy on Impeachment: How to Find and Use These Weapons of Mass Destruction
Impeachment of witnesses is "an alien, mystifying and obtuse area of the law" write the authors of MacCarthy on Impeachment. While there are many books on evidence and trial advocacy, there is very little written specifically on the law of impeachment. Generally, impeachment law is found in the law of evidence, however, it frequently involves different applications of the law of evidencewhich can be confusing. In MacCarthy on Impeachment, 16 methods of impeachment are discussed: inconsistent statements; contradictions; motivation; truthfulness; convictions; what the witness could of done, but did not; capacity; bad acts, crimes, and wrongs; habit, writing used to refresh memory; an opposing party's statement; the hearsay defendant; character witnesses; and certain evidence of sexual behavior by the alleged victim of the defendant. And for expert witnesses only, two methods of impeachment: qualifications and curriculum vitae and learned treatises. From the author of the legal classic, MacCarthy on Cross Examination, MacCarthy on Impeachment is a groundbreaking work that will become an indispensable resource for trial attorneys seeking to improve their skills and better serve their clients.
£62.92
