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LOGGER'S SHEET SI-FP-1986-CT-221 LOGGER: Valerie McGhee REEL NUMBER: 3B-4A STAGE: Am. Trial Lawyers DATE: 7/3/86 PRESENTOR: Ed Stein GROUP NAME: REGION/STYLE: Death Penalty Hearing PERFORMER(S) INSTRUMENT / OCCUPATION James Sharp Lawyer pleading Death Penalty Michael Tigar Lawyer for the Defense Jim Carrigan Presiding Judge CONTENTS 1. Intro to this case's background - Stein 2. Explanation of the tactics used to get death penalty - Sharp 3. Addressing the jury - recapping the case against [[strikethrough]] Bryant [[/strikethrough]] - Sharp 4. Vote from audience on success of the argument - Stein 5. Discussion of defense tactics - de-emotionalizing the issue - Tigar 6. Defense addresses the jury - Tigar 7. Analysis of [[strikethrough]] defense lawyer's [[/strikethrough]] Tigar's mental attitude in presenting his case - Tigar 8. Discussion of the weakness of protection argument - Sharp [[strikethrough]] and choice of rebuttal [[/strikethrough]] 9. More on defense tactics in hindsight - Tigar 10. Judge's analysis of both lawyer's styles - Carrigan 11. Discussion of persuaveness in arguments - Stein, Tigar 12. Questions from audience 13.