[blindLaw] Preparing for and taking notes on cross examinations

[Sanho Steele-Louchart]

Good morning,

I've just private messaged you my notes for direct. I think I'd
hammered them out so much by that point that cross was intuitive to
me. Having speech or braille was key, as was remembering the rule
about leading questions. You could use my notes as a template while
adding statements like "isn't it true that..." and omitting the
introductory questions that would already be established in the
record.

Sanho

On 2/9/22, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> While I have never conducted a cross in real life, I completed trial
> advocacy training at my firm. If I recall, I took notes using a Braille
> note-taker. You could probably do the same with your Braille display; turn
> off speech, so you are not distracted, unless you can process two streams of
> audio well. I cannot.
>
> The other component to consider is building out your cross outline. You
> should be able to anticipate a large part of what opposing counsel will ask
> during its direct examination. The notes you take should reflect what the
> witness actually said, along with any questions that you did not already
> consider for the cross outline.
>
> You also want to be ready with exhibits, quotes, and page numbers. For
> training, do not worry about the last one so much. You can read aloud the
> relevant passage to the witness and continue with the questioning.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lauren Bishop via
> BlindLaw
> Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 10:50 PM
> To: Lauren Bishop via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Lauren Bishop <laurenbishop96 at icloud.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Preparing for and taking notes on cross
> examinations
>
> [EXTERNAL]
>
> I forgot to mention that I have a braille display, and I have it always
> connected to my computer through Bluetooth so I can move around the quart
> room and still have my braille display.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 9, 2022, at 10:48 PM, Lauren Bishop via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I am currently taking a trial advocacy course, and I have to do cross
>> examinations next week. The professor mentioned using some sort of trial
>> paper for students to take notes while the other side is examining the
>> witness. As blind people, what are some methods that you have used to do
>> this? I am a screen reader user, and I can’t read large print.
>> Thanks,
>> Lauren
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>
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