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Trial Procedure 101
I have never written a book review before but as a practicing prosecutor for over a decade, the chapters dealing with the trial were cringe-worthy wrong. The author used exculpatory wrong, everything about the trial procedure and process was extremely wrong (witnesses don’t sit in on openings, defense opening violated numerous professional responsibility ethics, and a BIG error dealing with victim testimony but I don’t want to have a spoiler). Suffice to say that it seems the author got her knowledge of criminal proceedings from Law and Order TV. To me, write about what you know. Not what you see on TV. Majority of folks won’t care but for those of us who actually practice - it was too distracting.
August 2020 · Books · verified purchase