Category Archives: Closing argument

June 28, 2012
11:39 pm
by: Bobby G. Frederick

Win Your Case

In Win Your Case, Gerry Spence describes his approach to trying cases, and essentially lays out the method that is shared at Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming.   He begins with the importance of self-discovery, a lifelong process that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books on trial practice, Closing argument, Credibility, Cross examination, Story, Trial preparation, Trial theory

April 2, 2012
9:21 pm
by: Bobby G. Frederick

Every successful case starts with an act of imagination

A few days ago I found this article, written by professor Steven Lubet at the Northwestern University School of Law, titled “Trial Theory and Blind Poetics.”  I’ve read it and re-read it, and I recommend it.  It’s relatively short, eight … Continue reading →

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January 28, 2010
8:20 pm
by: Bobby G. Frederick

The “CSI Effect”

In a comment to “smoke and mirrors,” MBennett pointed back to a post he wrote in 2007 about stock arguments that prosecutors always use and never deviate from, including “smoke and mirrors,” “the spaghetti defense,” “explain it to your spouse/neighbor,” … Continue reading →

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