The Art of Cross-Examination

By Francis L. Wellman

Book Overview

"The issue of a cause rarely depends upon a speech and is but seldom even affected by it. But there is never a cause contested, the result of which is not mainly dependent upon the skill with which the advocate conducts his cross-examination." This is the conclusion arrived at by one of England's greatest advocates at the close of a long and eventful career at the Bar. It was written some fifty years ago and at a time when oratory in public trials was at its height. It is even more true at the present time, when what was once commonly reputed a "great speech" is seldom heard in our courts, -because the modern methods of practising our profession have had a tendency to discourage court oratory and the development of orators

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515157563
• ISBN13: 9781515157564
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"