Jay Goldberg

Techniques in the Defense of a Federal Criminal Case Jay Goldberg

This is a how-to book with techniques for handling a federal criminal case.  It reads as a step-by-step walk through of federal criminal practice, complete with case law, and it will familiarize the reader with the necessary knowledge to feel comfortable trying a case.  The following areas are addressed: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, pre-trial negotiation, joint-defense agreement, discovery demand, motion practice, plea agreement, jury selection, opening statement, direct examination, cross-examination, summation, and sentencing, along with many other topics.

This book is complete with examples of a jury questionnaire, opening arguments, cross-examinations, and summations, including the renowned opening argument and summation given by Jay Goldberg in United States v. Myerson, Gabel and Capasso, as well as and excerpt of Mr. Goldberg's  brilliant cross-examination of Salvatore "the Bull" Gravano, which was featured in John Nicholas Iannuzzi's book, Handbook of Cross Examination: The Mosaic Art (Prentice Hall 1992).