Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal
Dec. 20, 2016
The art of cross-examination
In my experience, witnesses seldom yell "You can't handle the truth!" immediately before making a case-dispositive admission. That said, crosses often do make the difference between winning and losing a closely contested trial.
Marshall A. Camp
Partner, Co-Founder
Hueston Hennigan LLP
523 West 6th St., Suite 400
Los Angeles , CA 90014
Email: mcamp@hueston.com
New York Univ SOL; New York NY
A former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Marshall also devotes a significant portion of his practice to defending clients facing regulatory investigations and criminal enforcement actions, and he has obtained pre-indictment declinations and post-indictment dismissals in numerous cases. As a prosecutor, he was lead or co-lead trial counsel in a wide range of criminal cases, including U.S. v. Coplan et al., one of the largest criminal tax cases in U.S. history.
ART OF THE TRIAL
Few elements of trial practice are as theatrically, and often erroneously, portrayed in popular culture as cross-examination. In my experience, witnesses seldom yell "You can't handle the truth!" immediately before making a case-dispositive admission. That said, crosses often do make the difference between winning and losing a closely contested trial. The ability to craft and execute an effective cross is one of the m...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In