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The Art of Cross-Examination|Francis L. Wellman
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"The issue of a cause rarely depends upon a speech and is but seldom even affected by it. But there is never a cause contested, the result of which is not mainly dependent upon the skill with which the advocate conducts his cross-examination." This is the conclusion arrived at by one of England's greatest advocates at the close of a long and eventful career at the Bar. It was written some fifty years ago and at a time when oratory in public trials was at its height. It is even more true at the present time, when what was once commonly reputed a "great speech" is seldom heard in our courts, -because the modern methods of practising our profession have had a tendency to discourage court oratory and the development of orators

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  • ISBN-13: 9781515157564
  • ISBN-10: 1515157563
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: July 2015
  • Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.31 pounds
  • Page Count: 96

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