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Module 14
Testifying and Appropriately Challenging
Other Witnesses
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Objectives Module 14
• This module will teach skills and information for the defendant to consider when testifying
• How to communicate when someone who is testifying is saying something incorrect
• How to answer questions truthfully and to the best of their ability
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Course Pre-TestModule 14
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Vocabulary Module 14
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TestifyingAnswering questions in court
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TestimonyInformation or evidence given by a witness under oath
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Witness One who testifies under oath to what he/she has seen, heard, or otherwise observed
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TruthfulTelling the truth
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InformationKnowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance
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Communication The imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs
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Helpful Tips
•The client has a choice as to whether they choose to testify
•The client’s attorney can help the client become as comfortable as possible, if they do choose to testify
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Objective 1 Activity: Testifying • Discuss with the client that it
is the responsibility of every witness that testifies in the defendant’s trial to tell the “Truth and Nothing But the Truth”
• Discuss the importance of a witness answering a question to the best of their ability
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Being Under Oath• If a witness testifies, the witness
is under oath
• Meaning that the witness is expected to tell the truth, and not to knowingly lie during their testimony
• Lying under oath occurs when a witness intentionally provides false information during their testimony
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Objective 2• Discuss instances in court in
which a witness may make a statement that is untrue or incorrect
• Explain to the client that a way to address this is to write notes or whisper their concerns to their attorney
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Appropriate Ways to Express Concerns During a Witness’s Testimony
• The instructor will show the client two video clips of two different defendants, who are expressing concerns during a witness’s testimony in court
• The client will identify which video clip showcases the appropriate way to express concerns and which video clip shows the inappropriate way to express concerns
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Appropriate Way to Express Concerns During a Witness’s Testimony-Answer Key
• The movie clip from the film, “A Woman Scorned, the Betty Broderick Story” showcases the correct way to communicate
• The client featured in that video clip expressed a concern to their lawyer, by whispering to him while the witness was testifying
Example of good communication video
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Appropriate Way to Express Concerns During a Witness’s Testimony-Answer Key
• The clip demonstrates the WRONG way to express a concern in the courtroom
• The client featured in that video clip expressed a concern to their lawyer by interrupting the witness.
Example video of interrupting in court
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Course Knowledge Assessment Module 14
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Work Cited
• Gunterman, Ashley, et al. “Introduction to Competency Restoration: Understanding Why I Am Here.” Instructor's Manual: Basic Legal Knowledge and Rational Decision-Making Skills, edited by Dorinda Robinson, Colorado Dept of Human Services/Colorado Office of Behavioral Health , 2020, pp. 62–65. Competency to Stand Trial Training Guide and Materials.
Holub, David W, director. Lying Under Oath-Making a False Statement-Indiana Lawyer Shares Consequences. YouTube, David W Holub Law Offices , 20 Oct. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NvTwf30eQM.