Materials in Trial Advocacy [w/ Connected eBook]

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Written by an author team with an extraordinary depth of experience in trial practice, Materials in Trial Advocacy, Ninth Editionimmerses students in the work of a trial lawyer. Actual cases and accompanying files elicit the kinds of challenges and issues that frequently play out in the trial setting. Organized to parallel the stages of a trial, each chapter contains both civil and criminal problems, which are presented at gradually increasing levels of complexity.

New to the Ninth Edition:

• Four new historic trials (three criminal and one civil) that give students the chance to try a case based upon actual events
• Overview of suggestions for conducting trials based on historic events
• Reduced book size, due to moving of Chapter 7 files to website, without removal of any materials

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Realistic problems that present students with real world evidentiary and tactical issues
• Robust trial files that challenge students to make strategic and tactical decisions to best advance their client’s cases
• Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of trial practice, from voir dire to closing argument
• An online resources website loaded with material students can use to supplement readings and in-class lectures

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