TRYING A CASE (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Trying a CaseWitnesses should always be examined individually and never in groups. Scrupulous care must be taken that no witness may ever be able to say upon the stand that any part of his evidence was suggested by coun sel. Every witness must be examined with reference to the particular knowledge he possesses. A serious mistake is often made by propounding the same ques tions to all witnesses. This error will always be obviated if an attorney classifies his witnesses with reference to what each one knows of the facts in volved.No witness should ever be called to the stand unless it has been explained to him in advance that it is not only the right but the duty of counsel to talk with him about the case. He should be warned to tell the truth frankly and fully if he is asked upon the stand whether he had talked with anyone about the case. Over one-half of the women, and many men, when asked on cross-examination whether they have talked about the case will unhesitatingly answer N when it is apparent to everybody present that such an answer is false. Such answers seriously prejudice the cause for which the witness has lied, and are made not because the witnesses aim to tes tify falsely, but because of their ignorance, coupled with their fear that some wrong may be done to the cause they represent.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of su