Trial issues

• Author: Mark G. Daniel/Robert K. Gill
• Pages: 601-758

TRIAL ISSUES

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CHAPTER 15

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§15:10 OPENING STATEMENTS

§15:11 Statutory Law

§15:12 State’s Opening Statement

§15:13 Defendant’s Opening Statement

§15:14 Scope of Opening Statement

§15:20 CONFRONTATION AND CROSSEXAMINATION

§15:21 Confrontation

§15:21.1 Statutory Law

§15:21.2 Case Law

§15:22 Cross-Examination

§15:22.1 Statutory Law

§15:22.2 Constitutional Right to Cross-Examine

§15:23 Scope of Cross-Examination

§15:23.1 Statutory Law

§15:23.2 In General

§15:24 Impeachment

§15:24.1 General Points

§15:24.1.1 Bias, Interest and Motive

§15:24.1.2 Examples of Bias, Interest and Motive

§15:24.1.3 Impeachment by Prior Convictions

§15:24.1.4 Impeachment by Pending Cases

§15:24.2 Offenses Involving Moral Turpitude

§15:24.2.1 Of fenses Not Involving Moral Turpitude

§15:24.2.2 Deferred Adjudications

§15:24.2.3 Prior Inconsistent Statements

§15:24.2.4 Evidence of Drug Addiction

§15:24.2.5 Evidence of Mental Illness

§15:24.2.6 Evidence of Untruthful Character

§15:24.2.7 Reputation Character Evidence

§15:24.2.8 Testing Basis of Reputation Character Evidence

§15:24.2.9 Opinion Character Evidence

§15:24.2.10 Testing Basis of Opinion Character Evidence

§15:24.3 Collateral Matters

§15:24.3.1 Correcting False Impressions

§15:24.3.2 Examples of False Impressions

§15:24.3.3 Where False Impressions Not Made

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§15:24.4 Rehabilitation of Impeached Witness

§15:24.4.1 In General

§15:24.4.2 Prior Consistent Statements

§15:24.4.3 Impeaching Non-Testifying Declarants

§15:24.4.4 Denial of Cross-Examination

§15:25 Strategies for Cross-Examination

§15:25.1 General Points

§15:25.2 Ask Leading Questions

§15:25.3 Keep Questions Simple

§15:25.4 Minimizing Negatives in Questions

§15:25.5 Resist Attacking Final Answers on Direct

§15:25.6 Give Witness Opportunity to Change or Correct Answers

§15:25.7 Quit When You Are Ahead

§15:25.8 Do Not Cross-Examine Harmless Witness

§15:25.9 Do Not Cross-Examine on Uncertain Minor Matters

§15:25.10 Never Ask an Adverse Witness “Why” or “How”

§15:25.11 Control Diff‌icult Witness Through Court Reporter

§15:25.12 Neutralizing “I Don’t Recall”

§15:25.13 Turn Tables on Witness Who Asks for Def‌initions

§15:25.14 Other Basic Strategies

§15:30 WITNESSES

§15:31 General Points

§15:31.1 Competency of Witness to Testify

§15:31.2 Character Evidence Under Rule 404

§15:31.3 Rules of Evidence

§15:31.4 Evidence of Defendant’s Good Character

§15:31.5 Rebutting Defendant’s Good Character Evidence

§15:31.6 Rebutting Bad Character Evidence

§15:31.7 Character of Victim

§15:31.8 Forfeiture by Wrongdoing

§15:32 Subpoena and Attachment

§15:32.1 Subpoenas

§15:32.1.1 Statutory Law

§15:32.1.2 General Points

§15:32.1.3 Subpoena Duces Tecum

§15:32.1.4 Quashing a Subpoena

§15:32.2 Subpoena for Out-of-State Witness

§15:32.2.1 Statutor y Law

§15:32.2.2 The Uniform Act

§15:32.2.3 Burden and Evidence

§15:32.3 Attachment of a Witness

§15:32.3.1 Statutor y Law

§15:32.3.2 General Points

§15:32.3.3 Procedure

§15:32.4 Attachment for Convict Witnesses

§15:32.4.1 Statutor y Law

§15:32.4.2 Movant Must Establish That Testimony Would Be Material

§15:33 Subpoenas For Online Service Providers

§15:34 Child as Witness

§15:35 Misconduct by Witness

§15:36 Defendant ’s Attorney As Witness

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§15:40 CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

§15:41 Culpabilit y

§15:41.1 Statutory Law

§15:41.2 Conduct Elements

§15:41.3 Applicable Conduct Elements

§15:41.4 Culpable Mental States

§15:42 Requirement of Voluntary Act or Omission

§15:42.1 Statutory Law

§15:42.2 Voluntary Conduct Requirement

§15:42.3 Accident

§15:42.4 Involuntary Conduct

§15:42.5 Automatism

§15:42.6 Omission

§15:43 Causation

§15:43.1 Statutory Law

§15:43.2 Concurrent Causation

§15:43.3 Transferred Intent

§15:44 Criminal Responsibilit y for Conduct of Another

§15:44.1 Statutory Law

§15:44.2 Section 7.02(a) Parties Theory

§15:44.3 Section 7.02(b) Parties Theory

§15:44.4 Parties Defenses

§15:50 CORROBORATION OF TESTIMONY

§15:51 Accomplice Testimony

§15:51.1 Statutes

§15:51.2 Corroboration Requirement

§15:51.3 Who Is an Accomplice

§15:51.4 Suff‌iciency of Corroboration

§15:51.5 Submission of Accomplice-Witness Instruction to Jur y

§15:52 Jail House Informant Testimony

§15:52.1 Statute

§15:52.2 Case Law

§15:53 Corroboration in Drug Cases

§15:53.1 Statute

§15:53.2 Suff‌iciency of Evidence

§15:60 ELEMENTAL (GUILT/INNOCENCE) ENHANCEMENT PROVISIONS

§15:60.1 Enhancements Where Weapon Possessed on School Ground

§15:60.2 Enhancements in Intoxication Offenses

§15:60.3 Enhancements in Theft Offenses

§15:60.4 Enhancements in Evading Arrest Offenses

§15:60.5 Enhancements in Firearm Offenses

§15:60.6 Enhancements in Family Assault Cases

§15:60.7 Enhancements Where Gang Offenses Committed in Certain Places

§15:60.8 Enhancements in Failure to Register as a Sex Offender Cases

§15:60.9 Enhancements in Fraudulent Use or Possession of Identifying Information Cases

§15:70 DEADLY WEAPON ALLEGATIONS AND FINDINGS

§15:71 Statutory Law

§15:72 In General

§15:73 Deadly Weapon Def‌initions

§15:73.1 Use or Exhibit

§15.73.2 Capable

§15:73.3 Manifest Design