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Zimmerman: Opening Statements
Opening statements rank second in order of importance right behind jury selection. An opening statement is not an argument. It’s an opportunity for each lawyer to get the trial underway by telling the...
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Zimmerman: Snapshot of an Opening Statement
I offer this example of the proper way to give an opening statement. This is an excerpt from the meaty section of the statement that I would give following the introduction and brief reference to the...
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Zimmerman: Why No Amount of Lawyers, Guns and Money Will Save Him
The role of the lawyers during a criminal trial, whether prosecution or defense, is to present evidence through witness testimony via direct and cross examination, raise appropriate motions and...
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Zimmerman: Day 7 of Jury Selection Completed
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Good afternoon: We have reached the magic number of 40 prospective jurors (PJ) passed for cause on the issues of hardship and exposure to pretrial publicity. 1. B-12 2. B-29 3....
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Opening statements in the Zimmerman trial today
Monday, June 24, 2013 Good morning: Opening statements are scheduled to begin at 9 am EDT, but they probably will not start before 9:15 because both sides are going to want to get a ruling from Judge...
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Opening Statements completed and four witnesses testify in Zimmerman trial
Monday, June 24, 2013 Good morning: We have completed the first day of trial and it was bizarre. Jim Guy’s opening statement was unlike any opening statement that I have ever heard. Focused and...
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Theodore Wafer: opening statements today in porch-shooting case
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Good morning: Opening statements in the Theodore Wafer porch-shooting trial are scheduled to start today at 9 am EDT. The precise legal questions to bear in mind as you listen...
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#TheodoreWafer porch-shooting case: Defense claims Renisha McBride was not...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Good afternoon: Despite an incredibly messed up and ultimately failed effort to livestream the trial today, the prosecution and defense gave their opening statements in the...
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Opening Statements
Thursday, January 15, 2015 Good morning: I write today about the purpose of an opening statement in a jury trial in a criminal case and distinguish it from a closing argument, which I regard to be...
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Opening Statements Today in Boston Marathon Bombing Case
Opening statements are not evidence and they are not arguments. They are statements by the lawyers to sketch out their respective cases for the jury. Think of them as guided tours of the witnesses to...
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