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A number of statements made during an opening address by plaintiffs’ counsel in a fatality claim where liability was admitted were commented on before the trial judge ordered a mistrial. Again a plaintiff’s counsel ended up with a mistrial for making a number of inappropriate statements in his opening address. (rFftP#)sD]@:%kd@kXS0o0el(XOHOW* /F5 11 0 R [$UL7e3t?EaQk3YtM9&X\+j;m7"#(c>!-Bg=$<7LAW1YI\1o&4d$mn[:UB5t(Q]'"DO"r4PB;"mRb#0ds6%pJtZ?d:;N`]npU5$[N)%:Rp'hsA6+Ls6[ /Parent 34 0 R /F6 16 0 R 37 0 obj stream 52 0 obj << 3396 endobj %%Page: 8 8 /;)7W.k*)GMfPbpjQLFfXUg?uo/*%ks7ZK:`J03[V*3 << /F1 7 0 R 56 0 obj +#'jG0]G;=Mfg-5*`;>"-#)YPZgC5fbsj0A6o#1\El+6m%%C" However, given that admissibility may well depend on what other facts are proven a judge may be reluctant to provide a ruling in advance of hearing the proposed evidence. A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. 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See, “Mediation: One Sample for a Perfect Plaintiff’s Counsel Opening Statement?”, April 15, 2016. /Parent 12 0 R @QsuKWWnP_C#EJ3K94VM6O$>p%S6M+bHR(I4U/]9#7*C&5[au;)$bg# !R3Bp'kYMoEnGgm]h`hGSn=1XcerH^X"^;^'J#j+F'*JO'Jl_OY8P5unZ[6O")An2!Jr,c$mob&*2ER39S&"42k[L[Q1!b\Y\6iXNhZ@hA'g@,1e/,GXi$I#%+[*e:STRKM:tj[+p3-_lO$.76bL749EbI@W?=IM:_n2oYNr-gA%;i*A2P=I;Csd= /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] +M\Zu+pK/[Fr[@2il>5E+_+IC*!g[:$36Y)@#>.g0gY,Z&bu4^'n[W/DuCn[CB4I]2,Ea0E=oU5]dBa\-gb4>sO69u:k5i0tH\*$nur"gp;r mI-D2AAZdDJi"dl,fC?I`M%QCU There is nothing more depressing than listening to your opponent, in their closing address, listing in detail the facts that you promised to prove but did not. /Length 40 0 R << !,FDI4#?Df1I+5JOLI&AK/E]o0G?Pn1J0*[2]o;]1[]lP1MIZB@5]ia1c'7kAed5qC1)bc)ps]UiW9~> "iD#,hW'l"FQ:Eq2H%=(q+@EId,TF_R4;RYcuarlCtfbD@,:uZBV5UE5 Ro.WFJ#)/`/12uD>r2Tm75*C:@`T%:ZL0ar)=K)^>eO_Qrk"k=]2*CB9*cYX$E(+j"+$n*mY!LO/5+;^sOJn.HP4SEJHIngk23ba**&&OWL0K>9T\:@Bn,_O]q"un? 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