Thursday, January 18, 2024

This One Says You’re A Joke

This is going on in full view of the jury. Jurors understand the necessity of “order” in the court, even if they don’t understand the rules of evidence and procedure. Objections serve, generally, three purposes: 1) to prevent irrelevant information from coming before the jury (part of limine practice, IOW); 2) to preserve error on appeal; 3) to break up opposing counsel’s interrogation so the jury can’t follow the purpose of the questions. A good lawyer works to prevent posing questions that will raise legitimate objections. A lawyer who objects too often (meaning objections are overruled) soon loses the jury, who smell a rat; or at least a very weak strategy. Habba is not a good lawyer.

When a judge in front of the jury says:
"This is evidence 101,” it’s time to fold your tent and move on. As Prof. Kingsfield famously said in “The Paper Chase”: “Call your mother, and tell her you are too stupid to be a lawyer.” Jiminy Christmas, did they get robbed!
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  1. The Thought Criminal12:38 PM

    My brother is convinced that's not what the payment is for, I am beginning to think he's probably right, it would make more sense than this.

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