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Old 06-21-2014, 08:28 AM
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Hmmmm.........

My one experience proved to be the opposite.

Dave
It may be more true on civil cases. They're the only ones I made to voir dire on. On the several criminal cases for which I was called, I never made it out of the juror's lounge.
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Old 06-21-2014, 08:29 AM
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On the nose, Finn.

Was reading some in a book about 'argument' by a famous trial lawyer. It was all about winning by 'connecting' to the other with (ideally real) heartfelt passion, and well-chosen metaphor.
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Old 06-21-2014, 08:33 AM
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On the nose, Finn.

Was reading some in a book about 'argument' by a famous trial lawyer. It was all about winning by 'connecting' to the other with (ideally real) heartfelt passion, and well-chosen metaphor.
You can imagine how the well-coiffed John Edwards' ability to sway those N. Carolina housewives was instrumental in building his trial lawyer career.
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Old 06-21-2014, 08:45 AM
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Billy Flynn, a creature of musical comedy satire as he may be, has his real-life counterparts....

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Old 06-21-2014, 11:25 AM
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With libs, its always someone else's job.
Smoking funny cigarettes again? I sat through the whole trial as an alternate but since non of the regulars took sick I was excuseed when the case went to the jury.
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