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1、OpeningStatements?Afterthejuryhasbeenchosen,theattorneyspresenttheiropeningstatements.Theplaintiffsattorneybegins.Heorsheexplainstothejurywhatthecaseisaboutandwhattheplaintiffssideexpectstoprove.Thedefendanfslawyercanusuallychooseeithertomakeanopeningstatementimmediatelyaftertheplain
2、tiffsattorneyfinishesortowaituntiltheplaintiffscasehasbeencompletelypresented.Ifthedefendanfsattorneywaits,heorshewillpresenttheentirecaseforthedefendsntcontinuously,fromopeningstatementonward.Openingstatementsarevaluablebecausetheyoutlinethecaseandmakeiteasierforthejurytounderstandt
3、heevidenceasitispresented?PresentationofthePlaintiffsCase?Inthenormalcivilcase,theplaintiffssideisfirsttopresentandattempttoproveitscasetothejuryandlasttomakeclosingarguments.Inpresentingthecase,theplaintiffslawyerwillnormallycallwitnessestotestifyandproducedocumentsorotherexhibits?W
4、henawitnessiscalled,heorshewillundergodirectexaminationbytheplaintiffsattorney.Thenthedefendant'sattorneywillhavetheopportunitytoaskquestionsorcross-examinethewitness?TheArizonaSupremeCourtrecentlytookstepstohelpjurorsdoabetterjobofmakingdecisionsincivilcases.Amongotherthings,thestat
5、e'shighestcourtvotedtoallowjurorstoposewrittenquestionstowitnessesthroughthejudge.OtherstatesareconsideringimplementingArizona'snewpractice?Followingthecross-examination,theplaintiffslawyermayconductaredirectexamination,whichmaythenbefollowedbyasecondcross-examinationbythedefendanfsl
6、awyer.Generallyspeaking,witnessesmaytestifyonlyaboutmatterstheyhaveactuallyobserved;theymaynotexpresstheiropinions?However,animportantexceptiontothisgeneralruleisthatexpertwitnessesarespecificallycalledupontogivetheiropinionsinmatterswithintheirareasofexpertise.Toqualifyasanexpertwit
7、ness,apersonmustpossesssubstantialknowledgeaboutaparticularfield?Furthermore,thisknowledgemustnormallybeestablishedinopencourt.Bothsidesoftenpresentexpertswhoseopinionsarecontradictory.Whenthishappens,thejurymustultimatelydecidewhichopinionisthecorrectone.Whentheplaintiffssidehaspres
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