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Pattern Cross-Examination for Sexual Assault Cases: A Trial Strategy & Resource Guide
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Description:
In sexual assault trials, many prosecution witnesses see themselves as advocates and members of the prosecution team. Some witnesses will do whatever is necessary to win and send the defendant to prison. This may include lying, exaggerating, and misstating facts. NACDL's Pattern Cross-Examination for Sexual Assault Cases was written for criminal defense lawyers on the front lines in the war on sexual assault. It contains pattern questions that can be used to dominate prosecution witnesses and level the playing field at trial. Designed to give defense counsel cross-examination questions that can be easily modified and used in a variety of sexual assault cases, this resource will help defense lawyers cross-examine challenging witnesses without having to reinvent the wheel with each new case. It contains thousands of questions to effectively cross-examine a variety of witnesses, to include: the alleged victim; crime scene investigators; sexual assault forensic examiners; DNA experts, hostile witnesses, and more.
Chapters Include:
Dealing With Difficult Witnesses
Cross-Examining the Alleged Victim
Cross-Examining the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner