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In reply to the discussion: I can't stand Chauvin's attorney. [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,385 posts)13. I don't like hm - BUT - you will almost certainly see the same
from the prosecution when the defense puts on its witnesses.
Witnesses put on the the opposing side are presumed hostile to your position. Because of that you have quite a bit more leeway in questioning them (including by asking leading questions).
So when your own witnesses are on the stand (witnesses you have worked with, prepared, and who know what you hope to get from them), you ask brief, more open-ended questions. When witnesses from the opposite side (who you are often meeting for the first time on the stand, who don't generally want to help you) you are allowed to string out a story to elicit a yes/no question that agrees with (or disagrees with) the story you just recited.
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I agree that the only chance for acquittal is attempting to plant 'reasonable doubt'
Siwsan
Apr 2021
#2
I, too, thought Chauvin had his hand in pocket, but a closer look shows it not to be.
rgbecker
Apr 2021
#15
Like him, or not, he's doing what he's paid to do -- defend his client. He's failing, of course. nt
Progressive Jones
Apr 2021
#29
IANAL, but that's the nature of cross examination--yes/no questions limit the opportunity for
fishwax
Apr 2021
#9
I wonder what Chauvin is writing in his legal pad during the trial. Making notes for a future book?
sop
Apr 2021
#11
I think he looks like Leonard from the Big Bang Theory and can't take him seriously
RamblingRose
Apr 2021
#18
Rule No. 1 in jury trials - the attorney must be likable. You need to relate to the jury.
Lettuce Be
Apr 2021
#25
He is doing a good job imo. Defending someone who murdered a victim on camera is
SweetieD
Apr 2021
#26