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2B Continued 
10. Raynes: cross exam. Position - in front of jury.
11. Ingram:
(1) Alexander - If opportunity for re-direct, tactics:
discussion
a) margin - 4 million kids potential
b) prob of getting people to obey warnings
Raynes - play down misleading statistics.
Stress 5 deaths too much.
Alexander - Ordinarily would not re-direct
Ingram: Diff. in expert witness & witness

(2) What trying to do re expert witness
Trying to elevate via qualifications --
submit to judge first
a) Legal competence - judge passes on
b) Jury persuasion - [[strikethrough]] is [[/strikethrough]] he is not "safety engineer"
c) Carrigan:

(3) Ques. from Audience
a) issue - shd child have been left at home
- mother cd have been in another room.
- Alexander: stayed away from topic
b) hard to believe witness qualified as "expert" with only B.A.
Can now - with judges discretion [[strikethrough]] can [[/strikethrough]] (new fed rules) allow "expert"

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