Evidence at Trial I

In Evidence at Trial I, Herb Stern doesn't just tell you what to do (and what not to do), he shows you by using stop-action video demonstrations.  You'll learn how to move your exhibits into evidence with the greatest of ease and how to effectively object to your adversary's evidence.  You'll find Evidence at Trial I to be an indispensible training tool for your entire office.

Comparison of all Evidence courses: Evidence I and II cover how to present evidence at trial, how to get documents in or keep them out.  Evidence Exhibits and Experts covers the rules of evidence and how to use them to your advantage.

Click below description to view an excerpt from:  Trying Cases to Win, Evidence at Trial I that discusses the fencing off and how to avoid reading questions.

Key Points Covered:

• How to lay a foundation
• 901 and 104(a) of Federal Rules and admissibility
• How to introduce photographs, books and records, conversations and tape recordings
• Timing the offer of evidence to avoid voir dire
• Motion to exclude witnesses under Rule 615
• Rule 602: requiring personal knowledge
• Rule 1003: duplicate original documents

Detailed Course Outline

DISK 1

How to lay a foundation

The two basic questions

901 and 401(a) of Federal Rules of Evidence

How to introduce photographs

How to introduce books and records under Rule 803(6)

Trial lawyer offers photograph

Trial lawyer handles preliminary objections

Transition questions

"could you" questions

Specific questions to get repetition and advocate on direct

Identification and offer of photograph

Voir Dire on the offer

Do not read question

Cross examination: doctrine of fencing off

Direct examination of witness

Objection to narrative answers

Only examiner my object "non responsive"

Trial laywer identifies and offers four photographs

voir dires on offer

Publishing photos to jury

How to introduce conversations

Two purposes of exhibits: To Corroborate, To prove

Time the offer to avoid voir dire

The strategy of voir dire

Keep exhibits at hand

How to read and show exhibits to the jury

Who should read exhibits

Identifying fungible exhibits

Introducing tape recordings

Attorneys contest the admissibility of a letter

DISK 2

Motion to exclude witnesses under Rule 615

Direct of witness

Cross-examination of witness

Rule 602 requires personal knowledge

Voir Dire on the offer of oral testimony

Attorney calls Miss O'Day

Direct exception to rule against hearsay

Rule 1003 duplicate original documents

Rule 406 Habit and custom

Conculding comments

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