Handbook of Cross-Examination: The Mosaic Art

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Summary: A Pricey but Practical Primer
Review: Iannuzi has written a well organized book filled with practical advice. Although most of what he says is very good, he does make a few false steps on the way. For example, he counsels too much reliance on the judge in handling a recalcitrant witness. Most judges I've been before feel that you ought to be able to control a witness without judicial intervention.

Iannuzi's suggestions for note taking during direct examination provide a workable methodology for the fledgling advocate. users of this system will likely get writer's cramp, however. Because my handwriting is horrible, I abandoned Iannuzi's system long ago for the system espoused by Stern in "Trying Cases to Win: Cross Examination." For those who are computer literate, a laptop or notebook PC makes Iannuzi's system much more workable.