Finding sympathetic jurors; William Kennedy Smith defense lawyer reveals his tactics

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Roy Black, William Kennedy Smith's defense lawyer, explained his jury selection techniques at the ABA Midyear Meeting. Picking a sympathetic jury was absolutely essential to winning the case, Black said. The major hurdles were the amount of pre-trial publicity and the public's bias against the Kennedy family. Open-ended questions designed to reveal a potential juror's feelings were his favorite technique to expose bias.

Psychological aspects, Practice, Jury selection, Black, Roy

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Experts expected Smith verdict

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Circuit Judge Mary Lupo's decision to disallow testimony by three women alleging that William Kennedy Smith had sexually assaulted them made convicting him of raping Patricia Bowman difficult. However, many legal experts agree with Lupo's ruling. Prosecutor Moira Lasch's antagonistic cross-examination of Smith is viewed as a mistake in that it made Smith appear victim-like.

Attorneys, Lawyers, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Acquaintance rape

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First ADA verdict; fired security employee suffering from brain cancer wins lawsuit

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Charles Wessel, a brain cancer victim who was fired from his job due to his medical condition, has won the first Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case against a private employer. The lessons from this verdict for private employers are that they should treat employees with due process and not leap to conclusions about disabled employees' abilities to perform their jobs.

Discrimination against disabled persons, Handicapped discrimination, Employee dismissals, Employment terminations, Employment at will

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