Comments on: Should You Call the Witness a “Liar”? http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/call-the-witness-aliar/ Trial lawyers, discover how to persuade jurors and win your next jury trial. You will learn valuable tips for improving your jury selection, opening statement, direct examination, cross-examination, and closing arguments. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Michael Bryant http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/call-the-witness-aliar/comment-page-1/#comment-11473 Michael Bryant Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:39:27 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=252#comment-11473 My problem has always been that Obi Wan used the word Murder, up til then he was all square with what really happened. Steve is right you are so much better of when the jury makes their own determination and you don't try to tell them what to decide. It is important to remember that jury comes in with no idea what happened. They may at first even except that the sky was green that day. We get to wrapped up in all that we know and want to jump to the obvious. The jury needs time to get there. Hope the Christmas decorations got taken care of. Thanks for the insightful article. My problem has always been that Obi Wan used the word Murder, up til then he was all square with what really happened. Steve is right you are so much better of when the jury makes their own determination and you don’t try to tell them what to decide. It is important to remember that jury comes in with no idea what happened. They may at first even except that the sky was green that day. We get to wrapped up in all that we know and want to jump to the obvious. The jury needs time to get there. Hope the Christmas decorations got taken care of. Thanks for the insightful article.

]]> By: Steve Goldenberg http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/trial-skills/cross-examination/call-the-witness-aliar/comment-page-1/#comment-11472 Steve Goldenberg Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:22:12 +0000 http://www.trialtheater.com/wordpress/?p=252#comment-11472 Very true. I think it is best for the jury to determine if the witness is lying. If we say they are lying the jury will say what did you expect the lawyer to say. I find by showing what they say is not so and let the jury decide if it is a mistake or a lie gives you more credibility. Very true. I think it is best for the jury to determine if the witness is lying. If we say they are lying the jury will say what did you expect the lawyer to say.

I find by showing what they say is not so and let the jury decide if it is a mistake or a lie gives you more credibility.

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