9781634259149-1634259149-Tell the Client's Story: Mitigation in Criminal and Death Penalty Cases

Tell the Client's Story: Mitigation in Criminal and Death Penalty Cases

ISBN-13: 9781634259149
ISBN-10: 1634259149
Edition: 1
Author: Edward C. Monahan, James J. Clark
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: American Bar Association
Format: Paperback 463 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781634259149
ISBN-10: 1634259149
Edition: 1
Author: Edward C. Monahan, James J. Clark
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: American Bar Association
Format: Paperback 463 pages

Summary

Tell the Client's Story: Mitigation in Criminal and Death Penalty Cases (ISBN-13: 9781634259149 and ISBN-10: 1634259149), written by authors Edward C. Monahan, James J. Clark, was published by American Bar Association in 2018. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Civil Rights (Constitutional Law) books. You can easily purchase or rent Tell the Client's Story: Mitigation in Criminal and Death Penalty Cases (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Civil Rights books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.56.

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Tell the Client's Story provides litigation teams the best strategies for effective mitigation work in criminal and capital cases. Top mitigation experts from across the nation with demonstrated practice wisdom will help readers to successfully litigate complex criminal cases. The book also utilizes significant legal, social science, and behavioral science research findings that will inform practitioners on multi-disciplinary approaches to crafting courtroom strategy. Using practical case studies, surveys, checklists, and appendices that are grounded in multi-professional scientific and clinical literatures, this book will give readers approaches to cogently and persuasively present mitigation evidence to decision makers. In addition to understanding the law and ethics of mitigation, you will learn how to:

  • Develop consistent arguments for life imprisonment-- rather than death-- and mitigated sentences in other criminal cases through effective storytelling and theme-building;
  • Build productive relationships with clients, witnesses, and experts;
  • Utilize the Capital Jury Project's empirical findings for successful jury selection and persuasion;
  • Develop robust case theories;
  • Collect and organize information crucial for compelling mitigation;
  • Create a winning mitigation team and employ the cutting-edge methodology of structured case review;
  • Proactively manage media coverage for positive mitigation outcomes, and
  • Effectively present mitigation evidence at pretrial, voir dire, and penalty phases.
This book will benefit seasoned defense professionals, while also providing crucial guidance for attorneys and other professionals with limited or no experience in mitigation techniques.
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