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Trial Lawyer Judge Art Of Cross Examination Wellman Leather Classic Law Practice

by Francis L. Wellman

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } LEATHER BOUND EDITION OF THE ART OF CROSS-EXAMINATION by Francis L. Wellman Published Legal Classics Library, Special Edition, 1983. (Facsimile Reprint of London 1904 edition) Beautifully designed red leather covers with brass-die 22k stampings. Spine has 4 raised bands, 22k stampings. Edges 22k gilt. Silk page marker. 404 pages. Colorful marbled endleaves. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text, publisher's numbered bookplate with previous owner's name to front endpaper. The classic work on trial cross-examination. For the Law Student, the practicing Attorney, Francis Wellman's "The Art of Cross Examination" is the undisputed classic text on cross. As Wellman points out on page 24, "There is no short cut, no royal road to proficiency, in the art of advocacy." No truer statement has ever been put to paper. I first came across this paperback in Law School during mock trials, and have come to rely upon it many, many times especially at preliminary hearings. The author quotes extensively from memorable cases and utilizes them to illustrate both the manner and matter of cross-examination. Wellman covers the topics of handling perjured witness and the expert, and the importance of sequence and the importance of paying attention to the nature of the psychology of the witness. The aspect of Wellman showing how, and knowing when, to illicit information from the witness is why this book has become famo

  • Publisher: The Legal Classics Library
  • Year: 1984
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Condition: Very Good

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