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Using Contracts .....................................................................................................................................................25 Using Medical Records ........................................................................................................................................26 Using Studies .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Using Videos ...........................................................................................................................................................28 Having a Witness Mark Exhibits........................................................................................................................29 Having a Witness Draw ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Using Technology....................................................................................................................................................31 GATHERING INFORMATION
Soliciting Information ..........................................................................................................................................33 Lay Foundation .......................................................................................................................................................34 Delving Deep............................................................................................................................................................35 Turning Over Every Stone ...................................................................................................................................36 Freeze Frame .......................................................................................................................................................... 37 Recreating a Scene ..............................................................................................................................................38 Other Sources of Information ...........................................................................................................................39 CROSS EXAMINATION
Asking Leading Questions....................................................................................................................................41 Asking Yes and No Questions.............................................................................................................................42 Asking One Fact Per Question ...........................................................................................................................43 Asking Basic Questions .......................................................................................................................................44 Asking Short Questions .......................................................................................................................................45 Using Common Words ........................................................................................................................................46 Avoiding Question Tags........................................................................................................................................ 47 Stringing Questions ..............................................................................................................................................48 Expressing Your Theme.......................................................................................................................................49 Securing Sound Bites ......................................................................................................................................... 50 Securing Admissions ............................................................................................................................................51 Avoiding Explanation Questions .......................................................................................................................52 Causing Witness to Lose Credibility ................................................................................................................53 Exhaust Each Topic ...............................................................................................................................................54 Exhaust Witness’s Knowledge ..........................................................................................................................55 Showing What the Witness Doesn’t Know ....................................................................................................56 Funneling .................................................................................................................................................................. 57
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