Trial Advocacy
Pick up syllabus in Room 183B from Ms. Briggs.
See Bookstore for Trial Packet – Jame Taylor vs. Pinnacle Packaging Products, Inc.
Students please be aware that there is a First Class Assignment due Monday, January, 14, 2013 and a Second Class Assignment due Tuesday, January 15, 2013. – all the information to complete these two assignments are in the Trial Advocacy Syllabus.
Materials used throughout course:
- Orientation for Trial Advocacy
- Overhead Notes for Trial Advocacy
- Particular Legal Issues – State v. Sanchez Legal_Issues_to_Consider_-_Judges_1-25-2011.docx
- American Jury System
- Bibliography
- Civility Code
- Connor Cross-Examination
- How To Prepare Effective Questions
- Lawsuit Negotiation
- Lawyers Owe One Another
- McCullough v. Lessenberry
- Motion Practice
- Pre-Trial Order
- Stipulation Cases
- Shortform Motion
- Voir Dire Procedure
- Voir Dire Questions
- Trial Notebook
- Appendix B-G
- Ferguson v. State
- State v. Casey (NITA State Uniform Arrest and Disposition Record)
- Overview of Skills and Values
- Cross Examination (Meryll v. Porter)
- Opening Statement (Meryll v. Porter)
- Jury Instructions (Meryll v. Porter)
- Arrest, Deposition Record (Meryll v. Porter)
- Juror Profile Table and Jury Chart
- Anatomy of a Trial
- Recently Hatched Sites (NLJ Article)
- Opening Statement
- Cross Examination
- Foundation of an Exhibit
- Key Grading Issues Used by Judges
- Nita v. Rausch (Rausch) Arrest & Disposition Record
- Nita v. Rausch (Jones) Arrest & Disposition Record
- Nita v. Rausch (Williams) Arrest & Disposition Record
- Nita v. Rausch (Felton) Arrest & Disposition Record
- Nita v. Rausch (Martin) Arrest & Disposition Record
- Nita v. Strange (Wrigley) Arrest and Disposition Record
- NITA-HUDSON-Arrest & Disposition Record
- Aggravated Robbery
- Jury Instructions for Adams v. Chandler Dept. Stores, Inc.
- Prior convictions of witnesses in Adams v. Chandler Dept. Store, Inc.
- Guide to how Judge Hyslip conducts pre-trial conference
- Guide to how Judge Hyslip conducts opening
- Guide to how Judge Prettyman conducts pre-trial conference
- Guide to how Judge Prettyman conducts opening
- Guide to how Judge Durrett conducts pre-trial conference
- Guide to how Judge Durrett conducts opening
- Mieka Hatcher’s Brief Response on Mauet
- Guide to how Judge Threet conducts pre-trial conference
- Guide to how Judge Threet conducts opening
- Jury Instructions for State v. Frank Fletcher & Arthur Morris
- General Jury Instructions for State v. Frank Fletcher & Arthur Morris
- General Criminal Jury Instructions for State v. Frank Fletcher & Arthur Morris
- Bad lawyers are very good for the U.S. justice system
