Written by Marcus Stone

Cross-Examination in Criminal Trials provides a systematic analysis of the techniques of cross-examination in criminal practice. It is about tactics and psychologies. The text integrates cross-examination with fact-finding and advocacy generally, including examination-in-chief, re-examination, speeches and insight into exposing mistakes and lies.

Bibliographic detail
ISBN/ISSN: 9781845921033 / 978 1 84592 103 3
Publication Date: Jan-09
Format: Paperback
Availability: In print

Contents

Chapter 1: Cross-examination: preliminary
Chapter 2: The anatomy of a criminal trial
Chapter 3: The reliability of evidence
Chapter 4: The credibility of evidence
Chapter 5: Examination-in-chief
Chapter 6: Cross-examination: foundations
Chapter 7: Cross-examination: constructive techniques
Chapter 8: Cross-examination: destructive techniques
Chapter 9: Cross-examination: common problems
Chapter 10: Re-examination
Chapter 11: Cross-examination: closing speeches
Chapter 12: Applications