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U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal

Sep. 28, 2018

A seasoned prosecutor versus a sexual assault victim?

We have a seasoned prosecutor cross-examining a victim of a violent crime for the whole country to see. Yet, the cross-examination is no match for the witness.

Elana R. Levine

Trial Attorney
AlderLaw, P.C.

She is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and Southwestern Law School. Licensed since 2004, Levine has devoted her practice to employment and consumer law, including individual, representative and class litigation in state and federal courts.

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A seasoned prosecutor versus a sexual assault victim?
Christine Balsey Ford being sworn in at the Kavanaugh hearings on Thursday. (New York Times News Service)

There are so many things wrong with what is going on in the world stage this week, and there are so many things right. We have a seasoned prosecutor cross-examining a victim of a violent crime for the whole country to see. Yet, the cross-examination is no match for the witness.

Rule 1: Don't sexually assault a brilliant woman. This will only light the fire in her to educate herself in the field of psychol...

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