Chauvin Murder Trial

[Brian37]

He is a fucking idiot. Holy shit, I get that it one's job to cross examine. But everytime he does the witnesses contradict him. I'd limit that risk, and simply wait to put my own defense witnesses on. He's had his ass handed to him over and over.

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So after almost two hours of cross by the defense, the prosicuter asked one question of Dr Baker(M.E), basically if he stood by his conclusion that the mannor of death was homicide.  Answer, "Yes".NOTHING FURTHER.

He isn’t, not really. He’s a very good lawyer in a very bad position. If defense doesn’t cross examine at all, it tends to prejudice the jury against the defendant and - almost as importantly - tends to piss off the judge. In fact, most trial lawyers who get admonished or fined do so for not acting in the best interest of their client. Consistently declining to cross examine falls into that category.

You’d make a lousy lawyer.

Boru

I get that, but this guy is overdoing it. I've seen plenty of points in his cross where I thought he should have dropped it.

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You don't want to hear answers of the likes of, "That's not the word I would use", or "That's not exactly what I mean", or "Your question is vauge". I heard far too much of that.