Roy Black on CNN Piers Morgan discussing George Zimmerman being granted bail.
Author: Roy Black
Persuasive Closing Arguments – Helio Castroneves
Below is the video from Kobre & Kim LLP Center for Trial Advocacy’s presentation of “Persuasive Closing Arguments – A Demonstration and Discussion of a Closing Argument in the Helio...
The Classical Art of Memory
There was a time when human memory systems were treasured and cultivated. The technology of memorization was taught in the rhetoric classes and was deemed to be integral to public...
No Grand Jury for George Zimmerman
Roy Black on CNN Pier Morgan discussing the State’s election not to use a grand jury to review the George Zimmerman case.
Concreteness
I am always on the lookout for a fresh and unique way of describing something, especially when it can take it from abstract to concrete. Here is one from today's...
How to Defend George Zimmerman in the Treyvon Martin Case
If he’s charged and brought to trial for killing Trayvon Martin, what strategy could his lawyers use? Rebecca Jarvis asked famed defense attorney Roy Black.
The Goodman Opening
I haven’t blogged for at least three weeks because I have been fully engaged in John Goodman’s DUI manslaughter trial. But now it is time to begin anew.
Sins of the Father…. Part 2
In my last post I criticized Justice Scalia for the last sentence of his dissent in the Maples case. “Because a faithful application of those precedents leads to the conclusion...
The Sins of the Father . . . . .
My partner Howard came rushing into my office: “Did you read the Scalia dissent?” I confessed I had no earthly idea what he was referring to so he threw it...
Cross Examining McQueary: Part 2
Since my last post on McQueary, Joe Paterno gave a press interview to Sally Jenkins of The Washington Post. According to the reporter, Paterno said that McQueary sat at Paterno’s...