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LRW March 4 Notesd

The document provides tips for writing persuasive statements of facts and editing trial motions. It discusses emphasizing facts that support your case, telling the story from your client's perspective, and standard of review for motions to suppress.

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LRW March 4 Notesd

The document provides tips for writing persuasive statements of facts and editing trial motions. It discusses emphasizing facts that support your case, telling the story from your client's perspective, and standard of review for motions to suppress.

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Derrick Sparks
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Statement of Facts o Use facts to persuade o Palm beach ct o Start the story where it favors the client o Can

include background facts that are sympathetic that are not necessarily legally relevant o Tell the story from the clients point of view o Emphasize facts that support your theory of the case and deemphasize those that do not Air time; how much space devoted Detail Position of emphasis (where you place those facts) Sentence length o Beginning and end of paragraph are position of emphasis Editing the Trial Motion Motion suppress standard that applies so MUST INCLUDE IN THESIS PARAGRAPH OF YOUR ARGUMENT o How ct judges a motion to suppress in your thesis paragraph o DO NOT GIVE THE OTHER SIDES ARGUMENT FOR THEM In order to to For the purpose of for Prior to before Until such time as until By means of by For the reason that because Whether or not whether Factors the court considers in determining whether those elements have been satisfied Persuasiveness: we feel the marijuana should not be admitted in evidence under these circumstances VS The Fourth Amendment does not allow for the admissibility of the marijuana under these circumstances Every time a case is raised it needs to be able to stand alone Wont take any more questions after Monday at noon (march 10)

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