The Rule-Out method of criminal defense, easily learned, gets most jurors to want to decide verdicts based solely on reasonable doubts — which, perhaps unexpectedly, few jurors normally do on their own no matter how you explain it. Instead, most convictions result from burden shifting, the usual demand by jurors that the defense attorney prove innocence. Rule Out prevents this, teaches how to find plentiful reasonable doubts, and shows how to avoid the common practices that cause most convictions.
Tabella dei contenuti
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Concept and Principles
Part 2: Rule Out in Practice
Bibliography
About the Author and Contributors
Index
Circa l’autore
Shannon Tucker obtained her law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law. She has served Durham County as an assistant public defender for over 28 years, representing clients charged with serious felonies and homicides. As a young girl she dreamed of becoming an actress, an author, a psychiatrist, or a teacher and managed to find a career that utilizes all of these skills. She has appeared on Court TV, has successfully argued cases in the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court, and has helped innumerable clients gain their freedom. She enjoys traveling with her family, gardening with her husband David, cheering on their daughter Carson at polo and field hockey, and curling up with a good book and their dog Tim.