Defending Specific Crimes

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In Defending Specific Crimes you will find—

Winning STRATEGIES AND TACTICS such as:

Domestic Assaults

• Making the Victim Your Witness, §3:52
• Use the Restraining Order Hearing to Your Benefit, §3:55

Theft

• Suppressing Statements Made to Shopkeepers, §4:17

Burglary and Robbery

• Stress as a Reason for Misidentification, §5:102
• Cross-Racial Identification, §5:103

Criminal Threats

• Get the Accuser Talking on the Record, §6:31
• Does Client’s History Explain Why He Pulled a Weapon? §6:34

Drug Offenses

• Can Pretrial Diversion Be a Solution? §7:03
• Point to an Alternative Suspect in a Possession Case, §7:31
• Downward Sentencing Adjustments for Small-Time Players, §7:111

Drunk Driving

• Machine Margin of Error, §8:84
• Machine Calibration Issues and the State’s Chemist, §8:85
• Raising Hemolysis, Fermentation, and Chain of Custody Defenses, §§8:111-8:113

Kidnapping

• Discovery through the Family Matter in Parental Kidnapping Cases, §10:40

Sexual Assault of Adults

• Interviewing the Alleged Victim, §11:11
• Eyewitness Identity Problems, §11:41

Sexual Assault of Children

• Debunking Commonly Raised Signs of Abuse, §12:13
• Using Restraining Orders and Family Matters to Your Advantage, §12:30

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