May 13, 2013, 9am-12pm
Today I met up with Attorney Jeffrey Hayden in Redwood City. We actually did some cool stuff today! He took me through the steps of the court system such as right when you get arrested and the different types of hearings that you have to go through if something happens in your favor or not in your favor. He told me the difference between a preliminary hearing and a preliminary trial and also the settle conference! The coolest part was as he was telling me the process of the court system, he suddenly began questioning me like a defense attorney. He told me the difference between direct examining and cross examining. Direct examining is when the attorneys ask you questions where you'd have to explain your answer, more in a broad way where you're telling the jury your story. Cross examining is when the attorneys ask you simple questions like yes/no questions as if the attorney is telling the jury the story instead of you. I found it really cool because it was really different and he caught me off guard when he began questioning me. Afterwards, he gave me some paper work to take home like an article on how to do a closing argument. I'm really excited to read that because I can hopefully start on it and make one for my physical project.
Total Time: 22 hours
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