Overcoming the Presumption of Guilt and Defining Reasonable Doubt
CLE Credit: Up to 3 hours of self-study CLE credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: Reasonable Doubt, what is it?
In order to win criminal cases, the defense practitioner must object to a reasonable doubt standard that lowers the burden of guilt. This program will discuss proven methods to argue and define reasonable doubt persuasively to a jury. You’ll learn how define reasonable doubt using metaphors and hypothetical scenarios that force juries to dispute the evidence, conflicts in the evidence, or even lack of evidence in your case.
You’ll also discover techniques to poke holes in the prosecution’s case, from missing evidence, lying witnesses, faulty memory recall and more. Explore how to overcome the presumption of guilt in damning criminal cases by highlighting the safeguard against wrongful convictions and tyrannical state powers that the presumption of innocence was intended to serve in our justice system.
Lastly, you’ll take the principles learned in capital cases to explore using lingering residual doubt as well as front-loaded mitigation to obtain a more favorable sentence for you client.
Presentations Included:
1. Defining and Arguing Reasonable Doubt for Jurors | Eric Davis
2. Overcoming the Presumption of Guilt in Criminal Cases | Eric Davis
3. Pre-Trial Guilt Investigation – Finding Opportunities to Front Load Mitigation | Chirstopher Adams and Boyd Young
Prices
- List Price $89.00
- Member Price $79.00