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The Art of Cross-Examination

Francis Wellman (1854 - 1942)

A classic text on cross-examination of witnesses, including many examples of techniques used in celebrated cases by such notable attorneys as Abraham Lincoln and future Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo. Wellman sprinkles the text liberally with background facts and explanations of the cases and just plain gossip about the participants. Useful listening for anyone who occasionally feels the need to dig a bit deeper for the truth in any conversation. - Summary by Joanne Turner

Genre(s): Law

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Ch. 1. Introductory	Joanne Turner	00:14:16
Play 02	Ch. 2. The Manner of Cross-Examination	Joanne Turner	00:23:58
Play 03	Ch. 3. The Matter of Cross-Examination	Joanne Turner	00:27:28
Play 04	Ch. 4. Cross-Examination of the Perjured Witness	Joanne Turner	00:40:22
Play 05	Ch. 5. Cross-Examination of Experts	Joanne Turner	00:33:08
Play 06	Ch. 6. The Sequence of Cross-Examination	Joanne Turner	00:13:38
Play 07	Ch. 7. Silent Cross-Examination	Joanne Turner	00:10:44
Play 08	Ch. 8. Cross-Examination as to Credit, and Its Abuses	Joanne Turner	00:21:15
Play 09	Ch. 9. Golden Rules for the Examination of Witnesses	Joanne Turner	00:14:34
Play 10	Ch. 10. Some Famous Cross-Examiners and Their Methods	Joanne Turner	00:48:16
Play 11	Ch. 11. Cross-Examination of Richard Pigott by Sir Charles Russell	Joanne Turner	00:29:36
Play 12	Ch. 12. Cross-Examination of Dr. ____ in the Carlyle Harris Case	Joanne Turner	00:27:10
Play 13	Ch. 13. Cross-Examination of Thomas J. Minnock in the Bellevue Hospital Case	Joanne Turner	00:49:12
Play 14	Ch. 14. Cross-Examination of Jeremiah Smith by Sir Alexander Cockburn in the Wm Palmer Case	Joanne Turner	00:25:49
Play 15	Ch. 15. Cross-Examination of Russell Sage by Joseph H. Choate in the Laidlaw-Sage Case	Joanne Turner	00:21:33

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