TY - BOOK AU - Goldberg,Steven H. AU - McCormack,Tracy Walters TI - The first trial: Where do I sit? What do I say? in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314211590 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - KF 8915 .Z9 G59 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - West KW - Trial practice KW - United States N1 - pt. I. Perspective. The stage: where do I sit? ; The script: what do I say? -- pt. II. Preparation. Prepare the play in a trial notebook ; Prepare the players in the woodshed ; Gather the props ; Check out the audience -- pt. III. The first trial. Thinning the audience: voir dire -- Curtain up: the opening statement -- Dialogue: examination of witnesses -- The lawyer's part: evidence advocacy -- Last scene: the closing argument ER -