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235.
Fisher, George.
Plea Bargaining's Triumph: A History of Plea Bargaining in
America. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2003. xi, 376 pp.
Softbound. New. $24.95
* Once an
exception to usual courtroom practice, plea bargaining dominates
contemporary American criminal justice. This book traces the
evolution of plea bargaining from its beginnings in the early
nineteenth century to its pervasive role today. 

236.
Gazan, Simon N.
Encyclopedia of Trial Strategy and Tactics. Englewood Cliffs:
Prentice-Hall, Inc., [1962]. 3 Volumes. Original green gilt stamped
cloth. Very good. $75.
*
Contents include: The Lawyer on Exhibition; Planning the Contest;
Opening and Closing Statements; Act of God; Master and Servant;
Airplanes; Negligence; Occupier's Liability; Disfigurement; Aliens;
Settlements; Appeals and more. 

237.
Practicing Persuasive Written
and Oral Advocacy: Case File I.
David W. Miller, Michael Vitiello, Michael R. Fontham. New York:
Aspen Publishers, 2002. x, 188 pp. Softbound. New. $28.95
* This
annual supplement incorporates issues of service of process and
personal jurisdiction in a format designed to build written and oral
advocacy skills through practice. 
238.
Schwartz, Louis E.
Proof, Persuasion, and Cross-Examination: A Winning New
Approach In The Courtroom. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Executive
Reports, [1976]. Two volumes. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering
with stamp of private law firm on inside front covers, else very
good in a slipcase with light wear. $150.
* Contents
include: The Six Keys to Testimony, Creating Threads of Testimony,
Techniques in Proving A Witness' Recollections, Objections to
Proof of Recollection, Proof of Personal Knowledge, Objections
to Proof Based on Personal Knowledge, The Ten Factors of Perception,
Techniques for Persuasion of Judge and Jury and much more. 

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