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Written by an author team with an extraordinary depth of experience in trial practice, Materials in Trial Advocacy, Tenth Edition immerses students in the work of a trial lawyer. Full cases and accompanying files elicit the kinds of challenges and issues that frequently play out in the trial setting. Organized to parallel the stages of a trial, each chapter contains both civil and criminal problems, which are presented at gradually increasing levels of complexity.

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New to the Tenth Edition: A new civil case arising out of a dispute between an oil and gas producer and a landowner A semester-long exercise that provides students with experience in both pretrial and trial advocacy A new historic trial arising out of a riotous labor dispute that killed dozens Professors and students will benefit from: Realistic problems that present students with real world evidentiary and tactical issues Robust trial files that challenge students to make strategic and tactical decisions to best advance their client's cases Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of trial practice, from voir dire to closing argument Connected Casebook, loaded with material students can use to supplement readings and in-class lectures

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• Preface(xv)
• I Jury Selection(1)
• Introduction(3)
• 1.1 Civil: Automobile Negligence(5)
• 1.2 Civil: Products Liability(7)
• 1.3 Civil: Medical Malpractice(9)
• 1.4 Civil: Wrongful Death(11)
• 1.5 Criminal: Armed Robbery and Aggravated Battery(13)
• 1.6 Criminal: Sexual Assault(15)
• 1.7 Criminal: Tax Evasion(17)
• 1.8 Criminal: Murder(19)
• II Opening Statements(21)
• Introduction(21)
• III Direct and Cross-Examination(23)
• Introduction(25)
• 3.1 Conversations and Telephone Calls(27)
• 3.2 Conversations and Telephone Calls(29)
• 3.3 Refreshing Recollection and Recorded Recollection(31)
• 3.4 Refreshing Recollection and Recorded Recollection(37)
• 3.5 Homicide Victim's Widow(41)
• 3.6 Alibi Witness(43)
• 3.7 Witness to Car Collision(45)
• 3.8 Pedestrian at Car Collision(47)
• 3.9 Police Officer on Surveillance(51)
• 3.10 Police Officer at Sexual Assault Scene(53)
• 3.11 Robbery Victim(55)
• 3.12 Accident Victim(57)
• 3.13 Battery Victim: Changed Testimony(59)
• 3.14 Accident Investigator at Intersection Collision(61)
• 3.15 Robbery Victim and Bank Diagram(65)
• 3.16 Robbery Victim and Lineup Photograph(69)
• 3.17 Records Witness and Exhibit(73)
• 3.18 Character Witness(77)
• 3.19 Adverse Witness(79)
• 3.20 Stipulations(83)
• 3.21 Judicial Notice(89)
• IV Exhibits(91)
• Introduction(93)
• 4.1 Gun(95)
• 4.2 Monogrammed Card Case(99)
• 4.3 Knife(103)
• 4.4 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit(107)
• 4.5 Brake Tube(113)
• 4.6 Photograph of Police Officers and Plaintiff(119)
• 4.7 Photographs of Accident Victim(123)
• 4.8 Photograph of Building(129)
• 4.9 Photograph of Building(133)
• 4.10 Photograph of Building(137)
• 4.11 Diagram of Intersection(141)
• 4.12 Diagram of House(145)
• 4.13 Map(149)
• 4.14 Promissory Note(153)
• 4.15 Contract(157)
• 4.16 Photocopies of Check(161)
• 4.17 Letters(165)
• 4.18 Stock Purchase Order(171)
• 4.19 Theft Report(177)
• 4.20 Accident Report(181)
• 4.21 Time Card(185)
• 4.22 Deposit and Withdrawal Slips(189)
• 4.23 Summary Chart(195)
• 4.24 Prison Logbook(199)
• 4.25 E-mail and Website Messages(207)
• 4.26 Chat Room Transcript(219)
• 4.27 Social Media Post(235)
• V Impeachment and Rehabilitation(263)
• Introduction(265)
• 5.1 Oral Statement(267)
• 5.2 Oral Statement(269)
• 5.3 Oral Statement(271)
• 5.4 Written Report of Oral Statement(273)
• 5.5 Written Report of Oral Statement(277)
• 5.6 Job Application Form(281)
• 5.7 Letter(285)
• 5.8 Q and A Signed Statement(289)
• 5.9 Deposition Transcript(295)
• 5.10 Deposition Transcript(299)
• 5.11 Deposition Transcript(305)
• 5.12 Grand Jury Transcript and Police Report(309)
• 5.13 Police Report(315)
• 5.14 Written Statements(319)
• 5.15 Grand Jury Transcript and Q and A Signed Statement(325)
• 5.16 Deposition Testimony(331)
• 5.17 Diagram(333)
• 5.18 Grand Jury Transcript(337)
• 5.19 Police Report(341)
• 5.20 Written Report of Oral Statement(345)
• 5.21 Deposition(349)
• 5.22 Armed Robbery Identification(351)
• VI Experts(353)
• Introduction(355)
• 6.1 Medical Expert Qualification(357)
• 6.2 Fingerprint Expert Qualification(363)
• 6.3 Treating Physician and Diagrams of Spine(365)
• 6.4 Treating Physician(371)
• 6.5 Treating Physician(383)
• 6.6 Economist(395)
• 6.7 Impeachment with Treatise: Fingerprint Expert(401)
• 6.8 Impeachment with Treatise: Microanalyst(405)
• 6.9 Impeachment with Treatise: Physician(409)
• 6.10 Medical Examiner in Murder Case(413)
• 6.11 Psychiatrist Testimony in Murder Case(437)
• 6.12 Psychiatrist Testimony in Civil Case(453)
• 6.13 Hearing Regarding Admissibility of Expert Opinion(471)
• VII Advanced Direct and Cross-Examination(485)
• Introduction(487)
• 7.1 Vehicle Collision Case(489)
• 7.2 Civil Rights Case(491)
• 7.3 Theft of Trade Secrets Case(493)
• 7.4 Home Purchase Contract Case(495)
• 7.5 Age Discrimination Employment Case(497)
• 7.6 Murder Case(499)
• 7.7 Drug Entrapment Case(501)
• 7.8 Criminal Fraud Case(503)
• 7.9 Armed Robbery Case(505)
• 7.10 Bribery Case(507)
• 7.11 Insider Trading Case(509)
• 7.12 Cell Phone from Search Incident to Arrest Case(511)
• VIII Closing Arguments(515)
• Introduction(517)
• 8.1 Liability Argument in Contract Action(519)
• 8.2 Damages Argument in Negligence Action(521)
• 8.3 Damages Argument in Products Liability Action(523)
• 8.4 Identification Argument in Robbery Case(525)
• 8.5 Identification and Alibi Argument in Robbery Case(527)
• 8.6 Self-Defense Argument in Murder Case(529)
• IX Trials(531)
• Introduction(533)
• General Jury Instructions(535)
• General Civil Jury Instructions(537)
• General Criminal Jury Instructions(537)
• Suggested Verdict Forms(539)
• 9.1 False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution, and Defamation: Karen Adams v. Chandler Department Store(541)
• 9.2 Contract: Whitney Thompson v. Thermorad Corporation(545)
• 9.3 Negligence (Contribution Claim): Jordan Minor Construction Company v. Mid-American Concrete Company(549)
• 9.4 Products Liability and Wrongful Death: Shirley Harte, Administrator of the Estate of Marion Harte, Deceased v. Acme Manufacturing Co.(553)
• 9.5 Gender Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, and Defamation: Sharon Donaldson v. Empire Car Rental Company(557)
• 9.6 Murder: State v. Merle Rausch(561)
• 9.7 Murder and Attempted Armed Robbery: State v. John Hudson(563)
• 9.8 Aggravated Sexual Assault: State v. Michael Miller(567)
• 9.9 Murder: State v. Frank Fletcher and Arthur Morris(569)
• 9.10 Bribery: State v. Avery Wentworth and Chris Benson(573)
• 9.11 Criminal Mail Fraud or Civil Fraud: United States of America or Rock Insurance Co. v. Chris Manning(577)
• 9.12 Medical Negligence: Jennifer Smith v. Kelly Davis, M.D.(581)
• 9.13 Driving While Intoxicated and Careless and Imprudent Driving: State v. Brad Smithton(585)
• 9.14(A) Misdemeanor Battery and Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer: State v. Todd Wearl(589)
• 9.14(B) Intentional Tort (Battery): George Otta v. Todd Wearl(593)
• 9.14(C) 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Suit: Todd Wearl v. Dan Kinger(597)
• 9.15 Oil and Gas: Claim for Use of Pore Space: Kit and Reese Lanik v. Dauntless Oil and Gas, Inc.(601)
• 9.16 Products Liability (Semester-Long Exercise): Riley Johnson v. Best Helmets(607)
• X Historic Trials(611)
• Introduction(613)
• Using Historic Trials to Teach About History and Trials(615)
• Rules for Historic Trials(637)
• 10.1 Lewis and Clark Canoe Heist: United States v. Meriwether Lewis and Silas Goodrich(641)
• 10.2 Lincoln Assassination: United States v. John Wilkes Booth(645)
• 10.3 Killing of Jesse James: State of Missouri v. Thomas T. Crittenden(651)
• 10.4 Japanese-American Internment Draft Resistance (Alleged Defamation): Frank Emi v. Nobu Kawai(659)
• 10.5 Rock Springs Massacre (Wrongful Death): Ming Lee, on behalf of Ah Lee, decedent v. Union Pacific Railroad Company(665)