Jurist Jiu Jitsu: Winning the Combat of Cross-Examination
Course Description
Learn the key components of cross-examination, including question drafting, impeachment, controlling witnesses, and flexible strategies to expose defendants and adverse witnesses. Presented by a former prosecutor, this workshop goes beyond theory to provide practical approaches and mock examinations for students to swiftly apply in their cases.
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the objectives and limitations of cross-examination.
2. Replicate concrete strategies and optimal lines of cross-examination questioning in child sexual abuse cases.
3. Articulate methods of impeaching and controlling adverse witnesses.
Instructors
Robert Peters
