tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post8288779598500302950..comments2024-01-06T05:01:09.131-06:00Comments on The Defense Rests: Presumption of what?Paul B. Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15827522954049831696noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post-33297481023374341632011-11-16T20:05:36.768-06:002011-11-16T20:05:36.768-06:00Have you ever asked each juror as a first voir dir...Have you ever asked each juror as a first voir dire question, "Why do you believe my client is innocent?"<br /><br />And will the judge find some way to block you from doing this?A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post-72545114713297567272010-04-16T22:27:27.901-05:002010-04-16T22:27:27.901-05:00My view is that most people really believe that a ...My view is that most people really believe that a defendant must have done something - else he wouldn't be on trial. Our job is to combat that attitude until we are unable to fight anymore.<br /><br />And, as you are no doubt aware, sometimes that's the only defense we have.Paul B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827522954049831696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298837746880587541.post-17801765658726604862010-04-16T17:28:02.725-05:002010-04-16T17:28:02.725-05:00I wonder if by reminding them of the State's b...I wonder if by reminding them of the State's burdens and the correct legal presumptions, people thought you were hiding something. Perhaps they took the mentality, if I may paraphrase Shakespeare, that "the counselor doth protest too much."nltarlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410592552717889626noreply@blogger.com