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Report Writing and Courtroom Presentation in Georgia Anim al Cruelty and Fighting Investigations Presented by: 2 nd Floor, Grand Building Kimberly S. Schwartz Assistant District Attorney 661 Mulberry Street Narcotics Division Macon, GA

  1. Report Writing and Courtroom Presentation in Georgia Anim al Cruelty and Fighting Investigations Presented by: 2 nd Floor, Grand Building Kimberly S. Schwartz Assistant District Attorney 661 Mulberry Street Narcotics Division Macon, GA 31201 Macon Judicial Circuit 478.621.6427 kschwartz@co.bibb.ga.us

  2. REPORT WRITING AND COURTROOM PRESENTATION IN ANIMAL CRUELTY AND FIGHTING INVESTIGATIONS Kimberly S. Schwartz Assistant District Attorney Narcotics Division Macon Judicial Circuit Macon, Georgia TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF EXCELLENT REPORT-WRITING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2 ELEMENTS OF A GOOD REPORT FROM A PROSECUTOR’S VIEWPOINT . . . . Page 6 General Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Where . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 When . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Who . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 What . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 facts and circumstances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 Physical Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 Documentary Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 Statements of witnesses or defendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 12 Other supporting documents and information . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Why . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20 TESTIFYING IN COURT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21 General Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 23 Pre-trial Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 24 Coming to Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 26 Personal Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27 The Rule of Sequestration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28 Deportment in the Courtroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 28 Bad Attitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29 Good Attitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 30 The Case Agent at Counsel Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Using Your Case File on the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Practice Pointers for Testifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32 Remember the record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 32 Avoid “cop-talk” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33 Profanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 33 Page i

  3. Thought delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 34 form of address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 35 estimating time, distance, and other similar factors . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 36 Humor in the courtroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37 Objections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 37 Expert Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 38 Direct Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39 Identifying yourself for the jury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 39 Handling exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 41 Cross-Examination - General Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 41 Handling specific cross-examination techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 42 Repeating the direct examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 42 Repetitive questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 43 Going too fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 43 Cutting off the answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 43 Comparing testimony to that of another witness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 44 Asking for information outside the witness’ personal knowledge . Page 44 Misstating facts in the question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 44 Compound questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 45 Use of inflammatory language in a question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 45 Deliberate use of wrong names and other descriptors . . . . . . . . . . . Page 46 Trying to introduce bias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 46 Shifting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 46 Pre-trial discussions with the prosecutor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 47 Trying to pin the witness down to specifics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 47 “Have you ever told a lie?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 47 “Isn’t it possible that. . . ?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 48 “Have you ever made a mistake?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 49 The list of “didn’ts” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 50 Staring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 50 Speculation, hypotheticals, “if” questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 51 The incomplete report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 51 Mistakes in the report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 53 “You refused to discuss this case with me before trial. . .” . . . . . . . . Page 54 Badgering/ belligerent/ argumentative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 54 “You’re not sure about that, are you?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 55 Condescending/ ridiculing/ laughing at the case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 55 Use of legal “terms of art” in the phrasing of the question; asking the witness to make legal rulings; asking the witness the “ultimate question” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 56 CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 57 Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 58 Page ii

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