• 1 volume; PDF eBook download
• ~ 800 pages
• Publication Date: 4th Edition--Dec. 29, 2025
• Authors: Larry Pozner and Roger J. Dodd

Cross-Examination: Science and Techniques has long been considered the gold standard for trial lawyers. This newly revised 4th Edition brings Roger Dodd and Larry Pozner’s proven methods into a single, definitive volume. Written in a practical, conversational style, it provides a complete system for planning and executing powerful cross-examinations — showing attorneys how to control testimony, teach their case theory, and win over the jury.

With over 800 pages of instruction, examples, and strategy, this new edition covers every aspect of cross-examination — from initial case theory and preparation to the last question at trial. Its reorganized structure, user-friendly index, and expanded coverage make it the most comprehensive treatment of cross-examination ever published.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 PHILOSOPHY AND OVERVIEW OF THE SCIENCE OF CROSS
CHAPTER 2 THE CHAPTER METHOD OF CROSS
CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPING, PROMOTING, AND EMPLOYING OUR THEORY OF THE CASE
CHAPTER 4 CROSS-FOCUSED DISCOVERY AND INVESTIGATION
CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTIVE CROSS
CHAPTER 6 CROSS PREPARATION SYSTEMS: SOURCING THE FACTS
CHAPTER 7 CROSS PREPARATION SYSTEM 1: DRAFTING TOPIC CHAPTERS
CHAPTER 8 CROSS PREPARATION SYSTEM 2: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS CHARTS
CHAPTER 9 CROSS PREPARATION SYSTEM 3: WITNESS STATEMENT COMPARISON CHARTS
CHAPTER 10 THE ONLY THREE RULES OF CROSS
CHAPTER 11 PAGE PREPARATION OF CROSS
CHAPTER 12 EMPLOYING PRIMACY AND RECENCY
CHAPTER 13 SEQUENCES OF CROSS
CHAPTER 14 LOOPS, DOUBLE LOOPS, AND SPONTANEOUS LOOPS
CHAPTER 15 DESTROYING SAFE HAVENS
CHAPTER 16 CROSS WITHOUT DISCOVERY
CHAPTER 17 CONTROLLING THE RUNAWAY WITNESS
CHAPTER 18 DEALING WITH THE “I DON’T KNOW” OR “I DON’T REMEMBER” WITNESS
CHAPTER 19 CREATION AND USES OF SILENCE
CHAPTER 20 VALUE-BASED CROSS
CHAPTER 21 IMPEACHMENT BY INCONSISTENT STATEMENT
CHAPTER 22 IMPEACHMENT BY OMISSION
CHAPTER 23 SPECIALIZED IMPEACHMENT TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 24 REDIRECT AND RECROSS EXAMINATION
CHAPTER 25 DIMINISHING OR BUILDING THE POINT
CHAPTER 26 JUXTAPOSITION
CHAPTER 27 TRILOGIES
CHAPTER 28 VOICE, MOVEMENT, BODY LANGUAGE, AND TIMING
CHAPTER 29 COPING WITH OBJECTIONS
CHAPTER 30 RECOGNIZING AND CONTROLLING BAIT
CHAPTER 31 THE CRYING WITNESS
CHAPTER 32 THE RELATIONSHIP OF OPENING STATEMENT TO CROSS