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Defense trial preparation culminates in the selection of the witnesses and evidence that will be presented at the trial (and, where applicable, at any pretrial evidentiary motions hearings such as suppression hearings (see Chapters 24-27 supra) and hearings on motions in limine (see § 17.5.3 supra)). Counsel must be wide-ranging in the search for sources of proof but highly selective in what s/he actually puts on at pretrial hearings and at trial. It is vital that s/he have an integrated theory of defense and that the evidence be tightly organized so that the defense theory will come across clearly in a cohesive presentation. Honorable Amy J. St. Eve & Gretchen Scavo, What Juries Really Think: Practical Guidance for Trial Lawyers, 103 CORNELL L. REV. ONLINE 149 (2018). See Chapter 7.

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1340

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Trial Manual 11 for the Defense of Criminal Cases

Source Editors/Authors

Anthony G. Amsterdam, Randy A. Hertz

Publication Date

2026

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Chapter

Edition

11

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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