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Law Practice

Mar. 8, 2005

Ask Away

EXTRA Closer Column - By John Cleaves - The first rule a new lawyer learns at the district attorney's office is that trials are won and lost in voir dire, not in a fact-filled opening statement, a Perry Mason-esque cross-examination or an emotional closing argument. It is a surprising statement made emphatically by experienced prosecutors.

EXTRA Closer Column

By John Cleaves
        
        The first rule a new lawyer learns at the district attorney's office is that trials are won and lost in voir dire, not in a fact-filled opening statement, a Perry Mason-esque cross-examination or an emotional closing argument. It is a surprising statement made emphatically by experi...

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