Perspective
Mar. 9, 2010
Persuasive Use of Demonstrative Exhibits
Michael Kelly of Kirtland & Packard explains the dos and don'ts of using demonstrative exhibits to communicate a concept of proof to the jury.
By Michael Kelly
Demonstrative exhibits occupy a unique place in the courtroom. Unlike evidentiary exhibits, they are a type of proof put before a jury over which the trial attorney has artistic control. A trial attorney's job is persuasion, which need not be limited to the spoken words of attorneys and witnesses, the dry evidence of documentary exhibits, or the bewildering packet of instructions submitted to the jury. Jurors, who are presented with days of...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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