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Court tomorrow, my HOT lawyer!!!! and how to behave in court
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 581119" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>We used to have to go to court as witnesses fairly often when I worked for the Dept. of Correction. What you've been told so far is exactly right. Answer only the questions you are asked, briefly, just "yes" or "no" if you can get away with it. Don't expound on anything or volunteer any information other than to directly answer the questions you are asked, and then do it as simply as you can. Will you be questioned by an attorney for the other side? If you are, there's one sneaky little lawyer trick I've noticed some of them doing ... Sometimes they will ask you a question and you answer briefly. Then they will just stand there looking at you like they're waiting for you to continue speaking. It creates an awkward pause and most people feel like they need to say something more, to keep on talking to fill in the pause. That's what they're hoping you will do, start talking more without thinking, maybe saying something you shouldn't or volunteering information that you wouldn't need to. Don't fall for it. If they try to do that to you, just sit there quietly and calmly and they will eventually see that you are not going to bite and they will go on!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 581119, member: 1883"] We used to have to go to court as witnesses fairly often when I worked for the Dept. of Correction. What you've been told so far is exactly right. Answer only the questions you are asked, briefly, just "yes" or "no" if you can get away with it. Don't expound on anything or volunteer any information other than to directly answer the questions you are asked, and then do it as simply as you can. Will you be questioned by an attorney for the other side? If you are, there's one sneaky little lawyer trick I've noticed some of them doing ... Sometimes they will ask you a question and you answer briefly. Then they will just stand there looking at you like they're waiting for you to continue speaking. It creates an awkward pause and most people feel like they need to say something more, to keep on talking to fill in the pause. That's what they're hoping you will do, start talking more without thinking, maybe saying something you shouldn't or volunteering information that you wouldn't need to. Don't fall for it. If they try to do that to you, just sit there quietly and calmly and they will eventually see that you are not going to bite and they will go on! [/QUOTE]
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