Patience

• Be slow and methodical
• Wait for the witnesses to answer the questions
• Listen and use their own words against them

Control

• Control the witness. Don’t let the witness control you.
• Control the narrative of the case.
• Never chase the defendants. Let them chase you.

Credibility

• Keep your credibility pristine and damage the defendants’ credibility. Work to do this with your cross-examination of every witness.
• This will pay massive dividends in summation.

Figure out your approach to each witness

• Making a mountain out of a mole hill.
• How to do it and why it’s so important.
• Making the witnesses’ answers ridiculous
• How to emphasize this and why it’s so important.

Pace, Cadence and Demeanor

• Tell the jury how to think and feel with the questions and answers.
• Start slow and methodical.
• Change speeds throughout the cross-examination. Staccato. Be lively.
• Be patient.
• Listen
• Use the witnesses’ answers against them.
• Don’t be interested in scoring a few points here and there. Your goal should be to destroy the witness and the defense.

Preparation

• Lawyer cross examining should have some prepared questions, but not be wedded to them.
• Listen to the answers from the witness.

What to do with a good answer. Leave it alone or press further?