Vol. 20/No. 2 July 2008 Archive

  • Imagine having an entire research team that works around the clock, scouring the internet to compile and organize a personalized newspaper — just for you — every day.  Relevant information is immediately organized into a familiar, easily searchable format and there are no ads.  Does that sound too good to […]

    RSS: Your Easy Button for the Internet

    by Tammy Metzger, J.D. and Caryn Tabag Imagine having an entire research team that works around the clock, scouring the internet to compile and organize a personalized newspaper — just for you — every day.  Relevant information is immediately organized into a familiar, easily searchable format and there are no ads.  Does that sound too good to […]

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  •          By now, the advice to “use a trial theme” is or should be familiar to any practicing litigator.  It is intuitive to discover and use a statement that unifies and embraces your view of the entire case.  But crafting the right theme involves much more than […]

    Getting Beyond the Catchy Phrase and Creating a Trial Theme that Truly Works

    by Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D.          By now, the advice to “use a trial theme” is or should be familiar to any practicing litigator.  It is intuitive to discover and use a statement that unifies and embraces your view of the entire case.  But crafting the right theme involves much more than […]

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  • Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in the forensic process. At the outset, the details that they recollect, and the descriptions they provide help to shape the police inquiry, and at the end of the process, the testimony they provide in court can have a significant impact upon the outcome of […]

    How Can We Help Witnesses to Remember More?

    by Tim Perfect, Ph.D. Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in the forensic process. At the outset, the details that they recollect, and the descriptions they provide help to shape the police inquiry, and at the end of the process, the testimony they provide in court can have a significant impact upon the outcome of […]

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  •   Part One of this article was published in the May issue of The Jury Expert (see it here). [Editor’s note: We continue with this article where we ended in May.]   False Assumption 3) Witnesses are naturally good listeners who accurately hear interrogation questions.     Truth:  All humans […]

    Witness Preparation: Hidden False Assumptions, Real Truths, and Recommendations (Part Two)

    by David Illig, Ph.D.   Part One of this article was published in the May issue of The Jury Expert (see it here). [Editor’s note: We continue with this article where we ended in May.]   False Assumption 3) Witnesses are naturally good listeners who accurately hear interrogation questions.     Truth:  All humans […]

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  • What you can learn from the most recent eye-witness research.

    What We Know Now: An Overview of Recent Eye Witness Research

    by Kristin Finklea What you can learn from the most recent eye-witness research.

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  • What you can learn from the research on religion to help you at trial.

    How Attorneys Can Use Religion to be More Effective at Trial

    by Samuel C. Lindsey and Monica K. Miller, Ph.D. and David Hayward, Ph.D. and Alayna Jehle, Ph.D. What you can learn from the research on religion to help you at trial.

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  • Over the years technology has pushed the evolution of demonstrative evidence to the point where it can effectively bring the events of an accident or crime scene to the jury.  Understandably, the pace of change has been slow, but even today most lawyers and accident reconstructionists are familiar with 3D […]

    Forensic Virtual Models in the Courtroom-An Introduction

    by Eugene Liscio, P. Eng. Over the years technology has pushed the evolution of demonstrative evidence to the point where it can effectively bring the events of an accident or crime scene to the jury.  Understandably, the pace of change has been slow, but even today most lawyers and accident reconstructionists are familiar with 3D […]

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  • We don’t think there’s much to ponder, think about, consider, or ruminate on here. We don’t think it matters if you are partial to redheads right now. We do think that once you take a look at our TJE Favorite Thing for July, you’ll be partial to redheads in a […]

    Our July 2008 Favorite Thing

    by Rita Handrich, Editor We don’t think there’s much to ponder, think about, consider, or ruminate on here. We don’t think it matters if you are partial to redheads right now. We do think that once you take a look at our TJE Favorite Thing for July, you’ll be partial to redheads in a […]

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