Friday, December 25, 2020
2:15 PM
to
3:15 PM
Location: Cityside | Room 24
C11 Attacking the Liar's "I Don't Remember"
Session C: 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
About the Program
Whether at trial or in deposition, the "yes/no" question frequently constitutes a Scylla & Charybdis problem for the adverse witness because the "yes" response is a case-harming admission and the "no" response creates a risk of impeachment, maybe a BIG risk of a BIG impeachment. Thus, the willing-to-lie witness attempts to avoid Scylla & Charybdis by claiming, "I don't remember" ... the all-time, every-case, toughest answer to prove a lie. This seminar teaches how best to attack that claim.
This seminar is continued in D11. It is recommended to attend both seminars.
You Will Learn
- How to make an adverse deponent pick a chair: "Yes," "No," or "Maybe"
- “Rosetta Stone” Qs: dramatically define deponent's "relationship" to "X"
- “Rosetta Stone” Qs: dramatically define the "limits" of deponent's memory regarding "X"
Speakers
Robert Musante, Robert Musante’s CLE Seminars & Webinars, Walnut Creek, CA
CLE Credit: 1.0 Hours (CT: 1.0 Gen; NY: 1.0 Skills)