Comments on: Conceding the Obvious

By: Ron Benjamin

Ron Benjamin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:45:23 +0000

Thanks for the great advice. I am a law student and enjoy getting these pointers now and not when it is too late!

By: tumaini joseph

tumaini joseph — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:16:21 +0000

wow!it was a great aricle.Not only you make yourself trustworth to jurors,but
also,you rob the opponent most potent weapon in his hand and make it harmless.And worse still on the opponent side not only do you surprise him,but also,you may leave him with nothing to show the court to prove his allegations.For instance,he may come to the court full prepared with tons of evidence to show that you have committed a certain offence.BUT ONLY TO BE CAUGHT BY SUPRISE BY EASY ADMISSION,AND THE WHOLE TO BE DECIDE ON WHY DID AN ACCUESED COMMITTED AN OFFENCE.HONESTLY, OPPONENT MAY HAVE NOT PREPARED ON THIS.Did i say wow!? allow me to collect myself.BIG WOOOOOOOOW!

By: Gary Martin

Gary Martin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:45:02 +0000

Great article, I would have liked to have been in the courtroom for the rest of the trial, especially for the closing arguments.

By: James Cool

James Cool — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:59:48 +0000

I linked you from my site. Nice article, again.

By: Dennis Phillips

Dennis Phillips — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:24:56 +0000

Elliot:
Good article. I’ve heard similar advice summed up as “own your opponent’s best fact”. Imagine a personal injury case where the defense is licking its chops to spend all trial showing how Plaintiff had a pre-existing injury to that same body part. As plaintiff’s counsel, I can get up in my opening and tell the jury “a couple of years ago, my client injured his neck/back/whatever in a fall/crash/whatever; AND WE HAVE THE MEDICAL RECORDS TO PROVE IT. EVEN THE MEDICAL EXPERT HIRED BY THE DEFENSE WILL HAVE TO ADMIT THAT MY CLIENT HAD A PRE-EXISTING INJURY TO THIS BODY PART. And, so, you can already guess what happened when the Defendant rear-ended him again on X date… yep, his neck/back/whatever was reinjured – only this time, it required surgery…” Then I introduce the records of the previous injury in my case in chief.
Taking ownership of the opponent’s best fact won’t make your case; but it will sure take some wind out of their sails.

By: Brijesh Sharma

Brijesh Sharma — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:25:24 +0000

Cheer!!!
It’s a most comprehensive article ! Great methodology.