TLC_002_DEFENDING THE GUILTY

02/18/13 • -1 min

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In This Episode:

I answer the most common question I hear whenever anyone finds out I am a criminal defense attorney: “How can you defend someone if you think he is guilty?” Or “How can you defend someone who is accused of a heinous crime?”

TRIAL LAWYER MENTOR Quick Tip:

I offer some advice for dealing with your client when your client has told you he definitely does NOT want a trial and now he is rejecting the plea bargain offer, and there is no third option.

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In This Episode:

TRIAL LAWYER MENTOR Quick Tip:

I offer some advice for dealing with your client when your client has told you he definitely does NOT want a trial and now he is rejecting the plea bargain offer, and there is no third option.

LAWYERS and LAW STUDENTS

Click here to sign up for our free newsletter offering in depth tips and strategies for mastering the Art of the Jury Trial.

Download Audio Here (MP3)

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TLC 001 – JURY SELECTION AND JURY DUTY

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In This Episode:

Hear how lawyers decide which jurors they want to keep on their jury and which they want to excuse. Jury selection is a lot like speed dating. You have a very limited amount of time with strangers to decide if you want to keep them around or if you never want see them again. Also I offer tips to make Jury Duty a lot less painful.

TRIAL LAWYER MENTOR Quick Tip:

I offer a strategy for getting better at jury selection faster and how you can use this same technique to improve all aspects of your trial practice.

LAWYERS and LAW STUDENTS

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TLC_003: THE HEARSAY RULE

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In This Episode:

I answer a listener’s question about the HEARSAY rule. What is Hearsay? Why is it so dangerous? And if it is so darn bad, why are there so many exceptions to the rule?

TRIAL LAWYER MENTOR Quick Tip:

I offer some advice for how to deal with the testimony of a law enforcement officer who claims your client “confessed” to him, but the confession isn’t written down and isn’t recorded.

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