Reading an adversary’s body language outside the courtroom can reveal a case turning.
Evidence
During the morning recess, Tom Kiley lingered in the corridor outside the courtroom, watching from afar as two Grace lawyers escorted Barbas into a small alcove. He saw Barbas standing mute, looking sadly at his shoes, while the lawyers pressed close and whispered to him. Kiley smiled. “There’s a pool of blood on the floor,” he told Schlichtmann afterward. — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 1879
Categorization
- SHARE: A detail only a litigator friend would savor: the witness standing mute while corporate counsel close in — ‘pool of blood on the floor.’
- XREF: connects to: Where a case is heard shapes who can win it. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 328; A juror’s body language can silently signal a lawyer’s misread of her. — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 2328; Bearing witness from temporal distance is a distinct civic mode of testimony — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race: Reflections on…, 1858 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Where a case is heard shapes who can win it.
#expands(0.95) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 328 - A juror’s body language can silently signal a lawyer’s misread of her.
#expands(0.95) — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action, 2328 - Bearing witness from temporal distance is a distinct civic mode of testimony
#complicates(0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1858 - Observing a creature’s behavior can prompt deeper inquiries.
#responds-to(0.85) — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 930 - City dwellers read body language to grant others the right to be left alone
#complicates(0.80) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 1008 - Knowledge of logical canons enables the detection of misleading legal arguments
#complicates(0.75) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 97 - Active trial judging extends into negotiating pleas and settlements between parties
#complicates(0.75) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 568