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LOGGER'S SHEET

LOGGER: Valerie McGhee
REEL NUMBER: 1 B 
STAGE: Am. Trial Lawyers
DATE: 7/3/86 
PRESENTOR: Ed Stein
GROUP NAME:
REGION/STYLE: Direct and Cross Exam - Cocaine Case

PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION
Jim Carrigan Presiding Judge
Laura Hobson Witness
John Tierney Prosecutor
Michael Tigar Defense Lawyer

CONTENTS
1. Intro to [[strikethrough]] cros [[/strikethrough]] criminal case - Stein
2. Discussion of gov. tactics vis-a-vis witness - Tierney
3. Direct exam of witness- Tierney. Hobson
4. Comments from presentor & defense attorney on tactics to discredit witness
5. Cross Exam by Tigar
6. Pros. comments on re-direct. Because defense ended on 
7. witness answering she had lied, pros. will need to re-establish credibility of witness.
8. Defense- explains what he was trying to tell the
9. jury through his type of questions, body lang., etc. 
10. Judge- explains direct & cross exam - leading ?'s', 
11. comments on "use of courtroom" to get his points across.
12. Presentor - info in a different light- "art of 
13. cross-exam.
Pros. commented on "embracing the witness" - because she has to bargain w/govt, pros. needs to be careful
Questions from audience
changed tape