Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques

By Larry Pozner and Roger J. Dodd

The long-awaited Fourth Edition of Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques is here — now available in hardcover and eBook.

Last published in 2016, the Fourth Edition features a clearer format, user-friendly index, and updated case examples. With more than 650 pages of strategies and techniques, it continues to be the essential guide to mastering cross-examination.

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