Litigation
Sep. 28, 2016
In closing, don't forget limits
Two recent cases remind us of the limits of our silver tongues during closing arguments. By Will Jay Pirkey
Will Jay Pirkey
Deputy City Attorney
Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
200 N Main St # 500
Los Angeles , CA 90012
Phone: (213) 978-8093
Fax: (213) 978-8312
Email: Will.Pirkey@lacity.org
California Western SOL
Will is member of LA-ABOTA.
The moment you have been waiting for all trial is here - the closing argument. Now you can stand before the jury and wax poetic as you excoriate the opposition and trumpet the justness of your cause. But before you tarnish your soliloquy, review the admitted evidence and the rules of jury impartiality as two recent cases, Draper v. Rosario, 2016 DJDAR 9329 (9th Cir. Sept. 7, 2016), and Regalado v. Callaghan, 20...
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