OK, I know that there is a lot of anti lawyer bias on freepers but I will tell you as a lawyer that doing a really good cross examination is almost as good as really good sex. I've done a few in my life and I have used the "control the witness, it's a yes or no question, sir" approach and man is it fun. I'm betting that the lawyer who did that was really having a good time... imagine doing that to Tim Russert. wow. I get chills just thinking about it.
As a seasoned trial lawyer, what is your best educated guess as to the outcome of this trial?
As a seasoned trial lawyer, what is your best educated guess as to the outcome of this trial?
Yes, that's true, and there's hardly anything more fun than cross-examining a psychiatrist who testifies as a shill for an insurance company disguised as an "independent medical examiner". So-called handwriting experts are almost as much fun, but psychiatrists who work as professional witnesses are in a class of their own.
>>I will tell you as a lawyer that doing a really good cross examination is almost as good as really good sex.<<
I agree. The only problem is if you are too good at it, your jury may end up not liking you because they think you are a bully.