Nothing but the truth : why trial lawyers don't, can't, and shouldn't have to tell the whole truth

Nothing but the truth : why trial lawyers don't, can't, and shouldn't have to tell the whole truth / Steven Lubet.

"Nothing but the Truth presents a novel and engaging analysis of the role of story-telling in trial advocacy. The best lawyers are storytellers, Lubet explains, who take the raw and disjointed observations of witnesses and transform them into coherent and persuasive narratives." "Lube...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lubet, Steven
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2001.
Series:Critical America.
Subjects:
Law > United States.
Trial practice > United States.
Truthfulness and falsehood.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Law
Trial practice
Truthfulness and falsehood
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Biff and me : stories that are truer than true
  • Edgardo Mortara : forbidden truths
  • John Brown : political truth and consequences
  • Wyatt Earp : truth and context
  • Liberty Valance : truth or justice
  • Atticus Finch : race, class, gender, and truth
  • Sheila McGough : the impossibility of the whole truth.

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