Interaction With Trial Participants

• Author: Edward L. Birnbaum/Carl T. Grasso/Justice Ariel E. Belen
• Pages: 559-580

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CHAPTER 19

INTERACTION WITH TRIAL PARTICIPANTS

I. THE PLAYERS

A. Trial Judge

§19:01 Maintain Utmost Respect

§19:02 In Practice: Put It on the Record

§19:03 In Practice: Observe Judge’s Response

§19:04 In Practice: Accept Ruling

§19:05 In Practice: Have Fall-Back Position

B. Opposing Counsel

§19:10 Maintain Cordial Relations

§19:11 In Practice: New Trial Counsel

§19:12 In Practice: Maintain Professional Distance

§19:13 Standards of Civility

§19:14 First and Second Department Rules

C. Clients

§19:20 Experienced Clients

§19:21 Inexperienced Clients

§19:22 In Practice: Communicate

§19:23 In Practice: Ask for Suggestions

§19:24 In Practice: Make No Guarantees

§19:25 Consider Whether Client Should Be Present

D. Jury

§19:30 In Courtroom

§19:31 Outside Courtroom

§19:32 In Practice: If Juror Talks to You

§19:33 If You Observe Improper Communications

§19:34 Monitoring Jurors During Trial

§19:35 Trial Publicity

§19:36 What Jurors Really Like

E. Others

§19:40 Court Personnel

§19:41 Court Reporter

§19:42 In Practice: Arranging for Transcripts

II. MISCONDUCT

A. Contempt

§19:50 Acts Punishable

§19:51 Summary Adjudication

§19:52 Penalty

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B. Judicial Misconduct

§19:60 Is Rare

§19:61 Remedies

§19:62 Actions Constituting Judicial Misconduct

C. Attorney Misconduct

§19:70 Two Types of Attorney Misconduct

§19:71 Attorney in Contempt

§19:72 Sanctions

D. Juror Misconduct

§19:80 Remedies

§19:81 Actions Constituting Juror Misconduct

§19:82 Counsel’s Obligations Upon Discovering Juror Misconduct

E. Misconduct of Others

§19:90 Witnesses and Spectators

§19:91 Court Personnel

§19:92 Non-Attorneys Attempting to Act as Legal Counsel