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The Art of Cross-Examination

The Art of Cross-Examination

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Number of Chapters: 15

Length: 06 hours and 40 minutes

Language: English

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. - Summary by Joanne Turner

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