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1 Felony Trial Division Trial Manual [i] (1988)

handle is hein.agopinions/flnytrdv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CHAPT CHAPI Felony Trial Division Trial Manual Table of Contents PART ONE: TRIAL SKILLS ER ONE: OPENING STATEMENT AND CLOSING ARGUMENT A. Opening Statement 1. Purpose ........ .................. 2. Preparation ........................... 3. Techniques ......... ........ B. Closing Argument 1. Significance .......... 2. Preparation .......... . . ...... . 3. Presentation .................... .. .. 4. Rebuttal ..... .. ................ ...........2 ...........2 ...........3 ...........5 .......... 5 ...........7 ...........9 ER TWO: INTERVIEWING AND PREPARING WITNESSES FOR TRIAL A. Introduction . ..... ...... .............. B. Initial Witness Conference 1. Preliminary Steps ... ............................. ii 2. Direct Preparation of Initial Witness Conference...13 C. Suggestions for an Effective Interview 1. Preliminary Steps ................................. 15 2. Conducting the Interview ................ ... .....15 D. Additional Preparation: Visiting the Crime Scene .... 19 E. Final Witness Preparation: A Suggested Approach ....19