Top Ten Testimonial Tips I am going to assume that since you clicked onto this blog you either have never testified or are looking to refresh yourself before once again taking the big leap into the courtroom cauldron.  The cross examination is your Goliath. The courtroom is your battle ground. 

Cross Examination Tactics for Surviving the Last Sanctioned Blood Sport I knew all the tricks: predatory preparation; the stylings of appropriate cross examination questions; how to turn phrases back on a witness; opening doors for doubt and the ultimate prize; getting a witness to commit to facts in my client’s

Keeping the Shine on the Badge Defending Against a Personal Attack He who guards his mouth keeps his life Proverbs 13:3 We’re all human and so let’s face it, we all have things that have happened to us or things we have done that we are not proud of and

The Patdown Method As a defense attorney we were taught to keep a pace and rhythm in cross examination. Keep your ammunition full so you don’t have to pause.  Know where you need to go and drive the witness toward that end without them knowing. Just keep the pressure coming.

Defense Attorney Tactics in the Courtroom Essential to every witness’s preparation for cross examination is the awareness of the tactics being used by the opposition.  As a law enforcement officer, you can be effective, methodological, perceptive and effective if you know the game of cross examination. The style and delivery