- Art of Cross-Examination
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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.
- Chapters
- Ch. 1. Introductory
- Ch. 2. The Manner of Cross-Examination
- Ch. 3. The Matter of Cross-Examination
- Ch. 4. Cross-Examination of the Perjured Witness
- Ch. 5. Cross-Examination of Experts
- Ch. 6. The Sequence of Cross-Examination
- Ch. 7. Silent Cross-Examination
- Ch. 8. Cross-Examination as to Credit, and Its Abuses
- Ch. 9. Golden Rules for the Examination of Witnesses
- Ch. 10. Some Famous Cross-Examiners and Their Methods
- Ch. 11. Cross-Examination of Richard Pigott by Sir Charles Russell
- Ch. 12. Cross-Examination of Dr. ____ in the Carlyle Harris Case
- Ch. 13. Cross-Examination of Thomas J. Minnock in the Bellevue Hospital Case
- Ch. 14. Cross-Examination of Jeremiah Smith by Sir Alexander Cockburn in the Wm Palmer Case
- Ch. 15. Cross-Examination of Russell Sage by Joseph H. Choate in the Laidlaw-Sage Case