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Evidence Fall 2022
Resource 3 . 1 . 13 . 4
7 minutes

OPTIONAL: Berger v. United States

Prof. Nina Chernoff

This is the case cited in the advisory notes as an example of why the judge needs to be able to control the examination of witnesses. The lawyer’s conduct here is truly shocking! 

Supreme Court of the United States
295 U.S. 78, 79 L. Ed. 1314, 55 S. Ct. 629, 1935 U.S. LEXIS 308, SCDB 1934-109
No. 544
1935-04-15

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