How Casey Anthony's Lawyers Got Her Acquitted of Murder

Casey Anthony & Lawyer Know-How

When you get a lawyer - make them work for you.

(This essay by Dr. Frederick Graves lays out why Casey Anthony's lawyers proved the case and won. 

How? They knew and followed the rules of the court! Regardless of whether you think her innocent or guilty, the point is that there are exact rules and her lawyers applied themselves into just doing what they needed to win. If you know the rules - then you can win. It's that simple. And why I recommend Dr. Graves' Jurisdictionary course. Read on...)

What did the lawyers need to know?
If you believe they needed to go to law school to learn how to do what they did, you're dead wrong!
Think!

• They called witnesses.
• They reviewed evidence.
• They made objections.
• They argued over jury instructions.

What else?
Think about it, please.
Just go over in your mind what you saw of the trial on TV. Or, if you haven't watched, go back over what you've seen on "Law & Order" or any other TV show or movie that depicts trials and court proceedings.
Was any of it all that complicated?
Did any of it require a law school education?
What did the lawyers REALLY NEED TO KNOW?
Let me tell you.
Think!
The lawyers needed to know only the following:

1. the fact elements of the crimes charged,
2. the available evidence that would establish (or oppose) those fact elements,
3. how to get evidence admitted to the record,
4. how to question witnesses on the stand,
5. how to object when the judge or other side went outside the rules, and
6. how to argue convincingly.

Six things any average 8th grader can master with just 24-hours with my official Jurisdictionary "How to Win in Court" step-by-step course!
Seriously!
#1 - We all know how to find fact elements of crimes charged. They're set out in statute books and spelled out in jury instructions. No law school education required!
#2 - Evidence is found by law enforcement or dragged out of witnesses ... willing or unwilling. It doesn't require much of lawyers other than to follow leads. It certainly does not require a 3-year law school education! It's all simple, step-by-step common-sense mixed with a bit of work digging for the facts! Nothing complicated at all!
#3 - Getting evidence admitted requires nothing more than a passing knowledge of a few evidence rules. (Only 13 pages in federal cases and not much more in the 50 states.) Nothing that requires 3 years in law school.
#4 - Questioning witnesses requires knowing only a few rules. None of these is complex or more than an average 8th grader can understand. Here are a few: (1) you may not lead your own witness, (2) you may not ask a witness what was said by someone who is not in court, (3) you may not ask a witness to guess what someone else was thinking, (4) you cannot ask a witness to guess at facts (unless the witness is an expert). These few rules can be learned by anyone in a matter of hours ... not 3 years at an expensive law school!
#5 - Learning how to object effectively requires nothing more than reading my tutorial on courtroom objections. There are only a few objections to learn. If you've been following the Casey Anthony trial, you heard the same ones repeated again and again - and none of them were too complicated for an average 8th grader to learn. The lawyers would have you believe it's all too complicated, so you can hire one and pay through the nose!
#6 - Finally, how to argue convincingly is something we are either born with or can learn by arguing with family members and friends about baseball or how to fry chicken. It isn't rocket science or differential calculus! It's just a process of building facts one upon another until your facts outweigh those of your opponent. Law schools don't teach this, anyway.
So? What did the lawyers need to know?
Nothing that isn't covered thoroughly and simply-put in my official 24-hour, step-by-step Jurisdictionary "How to Win in Court" course.
Think!
If you've been watching the trial, you saw the lawyers call witnesses and present evidence. You saw them make objections.
What else did they need to know?
Just what I've said in this newsletter - nothing more!

• Fact elements, and
• How to get those fact elements into evidence.

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED KNOW TO WIN YOUR CASE!
If yours is a civil case, you go after fact elements of causes of action pleaded by the plaintiff or elements of the affirmative defenses pleaded by the defendant. All explained fully in my course.
If yours is a criminal case, you go after facts to show there is "reasonable doubt" as to the reliability of facts presented by the prosecution. Similarly covered in my course.
Learning elements and how to get facts into evidence is a simple, straightforward process any average 8th grader can learn in just 24 hours with my official, affordable, 24-hour, Jurisdictionary "How to Win in Court" course that will lay it all out for you step-by-step.

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If you are looking to get a lawyer, or you want to make sure they work for you to win your case. Or you just want to find out what is going on before you commit yourself to any legal action - get this course today. At least go to the Jurisdictionary website and find out for yourself. Dr. Graves has tons of free and downloadable materials to show you the basics of how the system actually works. Check it out today!

How You can control Judges in your lawsuit

Simple – hold their feet to the fire. Judges don’t like to be overruled – and Dr. Graves lays out here exactly how you get the Judge to simply do the logical thing: apply precedent to the case, like the Judges who hear the appeal will. And even if the Judge is silly enough to rule against you in the face of that evidence, you have everything in writing (via court reporter) so that he will be overturned and your case is won. Study today’s lesson from Jurisdictionary.

Using Legal Research to Find the Controlling Law.

You cannot win without controlling judges.

This is absolute.

If you don't control the judge, the judge will do whatever the judge wishes to do, and there will be nothing you can do about it afterward!

You won't be able to appeal.

You won't be able to challenge the judgment.

You'll be dead in the water!

If you don't have a court reporter present at every hearing (and I do mean every hearing), the judge knows he or she can run roughshod over you, because without a transcript record of the proceedings, appeal is not likely to succeed. It's essentially impossible!

But, having a court reporter isn't enough. You must know how and when to object and give proper grounds for your objections ... proper legal grounds ... or your objections will be overruled ... and there won't be anything you can do about it!

Finally, you must be able to cite and quote controlling "legal authority" (appellate court decisions) for every point of law you seek to make on the court's record!

The judge is not the authority!

Get this clear in your mind and stop fearing the judge! Judges are employees of our tax-supported government, and they can be controlled once you learn a few basics.

Judges don't like to be reversed on appeal. They don't like it when the appellate court justices write an opinion telling the entire world the judge was wrong!

Therefore, you must make it crystal clear on the court's record that the judge will be reversed on appeal if he rules against you.

Otherwise, a judge is free to ignore everything you say and rule any way he pleases in spite of what the law and facts may prove to the contrary ... because he knows he will not be reversed on appeal.

The appeal process will not give you another bite at the proverbial apple. Either you make your points with the trial judge by citing "legal authority" that controls him, or you run the risk of losing your case and being stuck with the decision forever!

Don't believe me?

Go tell a judge what your personal opinions are about the law and how you think he should rule in your case, and see how far it gets you!

You will lose if you don't cite "legal authority"!

The only opinions that count in court are the written opinions of appellate court justices who stand in judgment of trial level judges and have power to reverse them if they disagree with appellate decisions in any way!

Your opinions (no matter how clever or persuasive) count for nothing in court.

You must clearly show the judge on the record by citing official legal authorities from appellate decisions, exactly what will happen if the judges rules against you!

This is how smart lawyers win in court.

Stupid lawyers are afraid of judges, afraid to threaten appeal, so they lose ... routinely!

Clever argument is not enough.

Knowing the law is not enough.

Controlling judges is what wins lawsuits!

You control judges by making clear on the record what higher level appellate courts have ruled in the past, what opinions those higher courts have passed down, and why the higher courts will reverse the trial judge's orders if he rules contrary to what the appellate courts require.

Watch video showing on-line research.

You must provide citations to official legal authority in motions, memoranda, objections, and verbal arguments at hearings and at trial (if you don't win before trial using the easy-to-learn methods we teach in my affordable step-by-step Jurisdictionary course).

You must tell the judge why you should win - by citing official legal authorities the judge is required to obey:

• court rules,
• constitutional provisions,
• statutes,
• codes, and
• most importantly the opinions of higher courts that clarify what those rules, constitutional provisions, statutes, and codes really mean!

What you think they mean doesn't count! Trust me!

How you choose to read and interpret those things doesn't count.

The only thing that counts is how the appellate courts read and interpret them, and what they say those things mean in regard to the facts of your case.

The other side will cite legal authorities for their case.

You must do the same ... if you want to win.

If you've wandered through a law library in search of legal authority, you were probably amazed to find crowded shelves stuffed with volumes of similar-looking books differing only by the mysterious numbers printed on their spines. Books that give no hint which one might hide the key to unlock the judge's favor in your case.

In a well-stocked law library there are thousands of books.

You cannot possibly read them all to find what you seek, and even the indexes, appendices, and annotations are a complex nightmare that requires years of experience to master.

On the other hand, on-line legal research is easy.

We show you how in our course.

Beware cheap on-line resources. They can't be trusted. Their databases are incomplete, inaccurate, and seldom up-to-date. When shopping for on-line legal research, insist on sites that keep their databases current and provide access to all official resources necessary to win your case.

Learn how to object and give legal grounds for your objections on the record!

Learn why you must have a court reporter present at each and every hearing to avoid courtroom corruption!

Learn how to use on-line legal research and how to cite case-winning legal authority in my affordable step-by-step 24-hour Jurisdictionary self-help course!

Know how to control the judge - or you will lose!

Lawsuit Complaints – only 6 types

Did you know this? I didn’t. But the rules which govern lawyers are actually simple. Dr. Graves lays it all out in his course. But in this article, he gives you the link to see the actual flow chart of how these complaints work. If you know the rules and use them, you can’t be as easily affected by unscrupulous lawyers and biased judges.

Know the 6 types of lawsuit complaints.

Every lawsuit begins with a complaint filed by one or more plaintiffs.

Click on the small image to access full-size PDF chart!

See how easily this is explained?

Making lawsuits "ridiculously easy-to-understand" is why Jurisdictionary is popular with litigants in every state of the U.S. and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, India, and Puerto Rico ... people with and people without a lawyer!

If you have a lawyer, my course will save you thousands in legal fees, because you'll know what your lawyer should be doing to earn his or her fees!

If you don't have a lawyer, my course will show you the proper method to win your case ... step-by-step!

This diagram in printable form is included in my official, affordable, step-by-step, 24-hour Jurisdictionary course that includes many other diagrams, charts, sample forms, and simplified explanations that demonstrate how to use the rules of court with practical tactics that give you the power to win ... with or without a lawyer!

If you don't already have my course, order now.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and this diagram could be worth thousands of dollars to YOU if you learn what it teaches and apply it in your court case!

1. The plaintiff in this simple chart sues Defendant A and Defendant B.

2. Defendant B counter-claims against Plaintiff.

3. Defendant A cross-claims against Defendant B.

4. Defendant B counter-cross-claims against Defendant A.

5. Defendant A also files a third-party complaint against Third Party Defendant.

6. Third-Party Defendant counter-claims against Defendant A.

There are variations on each of these that you'll learn about in my simplified step-by-step course, but each of the variations is really just a type of one of these shown in the diagram.

See how simple lawsuits really are?

In some cases the complaint is called a "petition" and the person filing it is called the "petitioner", but the types are the same. Most cases involve plaintiffs and defendants, but in actions that sound principally in "equity" (explained in my course) the plaintiff is called a petitioner, and the responding party is called a respondent. Otherwise, case structure is the same.

Knowledge overcomes fear.

Knowledge brings confidence.

Confidence yields courage and determination.

Couple these together the way I teach in my course, and you have the winning formula for success in court!

If you must fear something, fear not knowing how to use the rules of court to win!

The rules are on YOUR side. Once you learn what I teach about using them tactically and strategically to control courtroom corruption, the rules give power to overcome your opponent and corrupt judges.

Cursing the darkness does no good at all.

There will be darkness.

There will be corruption.

There will be dirty tricks and crooked maneuvers by the other side.

There will be judges who are biased against you.

BUT!

The knowledge you need is mostly common sense.

It is nothing like differential calculus or quantum theory.

It's all straight-forward, step-by-step procedure that is regulated by rules any average 8th grader can learn.

REMEMBER: The hardest part of winning in court is having a clear idea what's happening and why!

New Legal Procedure Flow Chart – Lawsuit Self Help

It hardly gets better than this. Dr. Graves has now revised his legal procedure flow chart (no one else has even written this all out) and now it’s simpler than ever to understand what you go through in your own lawsuit. Now you can work your own case in the courts – or make sure that over-priced lawyer you have does the job you pay him for. And it’s a free download! Great stuff. All part of the Jurisdictionary course.

Here's the NEW Basic Lawsuit Flowchart we send to everyone who signs up for our hot Tips & Tactics newsletters.

Click on the small image at right to download the FREE full-size PDF version you can print out, study in detail, and share with your friends!

The more in-depth COMPLETE Lawsuit Flowchart with detailed explanations of each step in the litigation process is included as part of my official, affordable, powerful, and easy-to-learn, step-by-step, 24-hour Jurisdictionary course.

A picture is worth a thousand words. This picture could be worth thousands of dollars to YOU if you learn what it teaches and apply it in your court case!

Tell your friends to sign up for Tips & Tactics, and they will receive access to the new Lawsuit Flowchart, too!

REMEMBER: The hardest part of winning in court is having a clear idea what's happening and why!

Learn how the Justice System works ... step-by-step!

Know how each simple step in the process fits together and how increasing your knowledge of the details of each simple step in the process will bring you closer to the victory and justice you deserve!

Everyone knows there are only 9 innings in a baseball game (unless the teams are tied at the bottom of the 9th). Everyone knows the visiting team gets to be first to bat. Everyone knows a batter has to go back to the dugout after 3 strikes. It's simple. It's baseball. It's America!

But, how many of you or your friends know how simple a lawsuit is?

How many parts does a lawsuit have?

How do the separate parts fit together?

Not many people know how simple lawsuits really are!

Because you were never taught - and my profession has kept this valuable knowledge from you on purpose - most of you are at the mercy of lawyers!

It shouldn't be that way here in America!

So, I created my step-by-step Jurisdictionary course.

Now everyone can know how to win in court!

Learn how to state your position clearly in writing using properly-drafted pleadings, motions, and memoranda.

Learn why, how, and when to object in court properly with solid grounds for objections the court cannot ignore.

Learn how to examine your own witnesses, using direct examination when you cannot use leading questions.

Learn how to cross-examine your opponent's witnesses in a way that gets answers you need, instead of alienating witnesses with leading questions that pry unnecessarily.

Gain judges' RESPECT by demonstrating you know how to follow the official rules and won't be wasting valuable court time or trying judges' patience with a bizarre legal theory you learned about in an email!

Only the rules rule.

Nothing else works!

Knowing the rules of litigation (the rules of evidence and the rules of procedure) and how to use them properly is how you win favor with judges!

Winning favor with judges is a good thing!

Flattery will get you nowhere.

Using complex legal language you barely understand will get you nowhere.

Trying to trick the other side will get you nowhere.

Knowing how to use the rules will get you victory!

How to Get in the Judge’s Favor

This simple approach will earn you the judge’s respect – and save time in your lawsuit. Dr. Graves points out here that when you know the rules and ensure everyone follows them, the judge’s job is made simpler and more efficient. Of course, when you know the rules and use them, your case is much easier to win. And that’s the point, isn’t it? Why be effect of unscrupulous, money-grabbing lawyers? Get Jurisdictionary course today!

Face it.

Whether it's right or wrong, having a judge rule against you just because he or she doesn't "like" you, isn't good!

It helps to have the judge "on your side".

It helps a lot!

But!

There's really only ONE WAY to get a judge's favor.

Currying favor with flattery doesn't work. Judges get the sweet treatment every day. If anything, trying to butter up a judge with flowery words may work against you. The saying, "Flattery will get you everywhere," doesn't work in court. Very few judges are utter fools. They see through attempts to fan their ego. They see it as dishonesty.

Obviously, challenging a judge's "oath of office" (as some claim can get a case dismissed) is not going to win points with an experienced presiding judge. It might get you out of a tight spot in traffic court, where the judge or hearing officer is new to the bench, but it won't cut any ice when the case is in a regular trial court - state or federal.

Nor will arguing over flag etiquette, as many believe and insist is a valid basis for challenging a court's jurisdiction. Flags do not create nor remove jurisdictional power from a sitting judge. A judge's power is conferred by provisions of the law that have nothing whatever to do with whether or not the flag in the courtroom has a fringe or not.

So, what works?

The best way to win favor with a judge is to know what you're doing and do it well!

Put yourself in a judge's seat for just a moment.

Imagine you've been on the bench for 14 years. You've seen it all. You have a full schedule today. Already this morning you sat through a bitter divorce where neither of the parents wanted the children. After that you listened to business partners arguing over a contract dispute they could have avoided by just talking to each other, instead of bringing their grievance to court. One after another. On and on for 14 years. One side always claiming injury. The other always arguing they aren't responsible. Real people with real problems you must listen to day after day. Only one side is right. The other is lying. And, you must sort it all out and reach a decision that is fair and just in the eyes of God.

Then, just after lunch when you wish to take a nap, in comes a pro se litigant who has no idea what the rules are or how to use them!

You try to listen patiently as they rant on about how a bank that's suing them didn't "loan any money". Or, they insist they are not who they are because their NAME IS IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS ON THE COURT PAPERS or that they "copyrighted" their own name so no one else can use it.

You know the next case coming up involves a young boy whose mother has abandoned him or a little girl with ugly burn scars on her once-pretty face, caused when a faulty pressure-cooker exploded on the kitchen stove.

And here is this pro se party ranting on about the U.S. Constitution and due process that the party doesn't even remotely understand.

Want to find favor with judges?

Easy!

Learn how the Justice System works!

Earn the judge's respect!

Learn how to work within the system, instead of trying to make end-runs around the rules with silly games that the judges are quite familiar with already.

Learn how to state your position clearly in writing using properly-drafted pleadings, motions, and memoranda.

Learn why, how, and when to object in court properly with solid grounds for objections the court cannot ignore.

Learn how to examine your own witnesses, using direct examination when you cannot use leading questions.

Learn how to cross-examine your opponent's witnesses in a way that gets answers you need, instead of alienating witnesses with leading questions that pry unnecessarily.

Get the judge's RESPECT by demonstrating that you have made an effort to learn how the game is played, instead of wasting everyone's time and patience!

That's how you win favor with judges!

Deposition Power and Your Winning Case

Dr. Graves tells you here how and why to use your deposition as part of getting the data to have your case succeed. As well, how to avoid unscrupulous tactics by shifty lawyers who want to turn fact-gathering into an informal “gotcha” legal move. Know your rights and preserve them by knowing the rules. You can win your case if you seek the truth and know what rules your case is being tried under.

Know When, Why, and How ...

Explained much more fully in my official Jurisdictionary course, you can slay your opponent with depositions!

But!

Depositions, like other tools in your "Lawyer's Little Red Toolbox", are best used

1. At the right time,
2. For the right reason,
3. In the right way!

These people are having too good a time!

A deposition is not a friendly coffee-klatch! It is not a "social event".

But!

Beware of sneaky lawyers, who will try to turn a serious fact-getting process into a "conversation". Do not allow it. When you see it coming, stop it immediately! Depositions are designed to get at "relevant facts", but "good lawyers" will try to lull witnesses (called deponents at a deposition) into a false sense of security. They do this to win, not to be "friendly". They do it to trick the witness into "chatting", instead of answering distinct, relevant questions.

Next comes the fishing expedition. "I understand you're quite a golfer, Mr. Deponent." Beware! The lawyer will set things up to go beyond the scope of deposition discovery. The next thing you know, the witness will be bragging on the exorbitant country club dues he's been paying. Or, he may tell about his success on the links in Las Vegas last summer. Don't be duped. The lawyer doesn't care a thing about the deponent's golfing. He's on a fishing expedition. He's after something else.

Here's the rule that constrains depositions to the facts (explained more fully in my official Jurisdictionary course):

The scope of discovery (requests for admissions, requests for production, interrogatories, depositions, and subpoenas) is limited by the rules to finding facts that are "reasonably calculated to lead to discovery of admissible evidence"!

A golfer's handicap has nothing to do with his mortgage or child support or where he was last summer!

Say, "Objection! Goes beyond the scope of discovery!"

If the other side continues to abuse the rule, you have the right to terminate the deposition and file a motion with the court for an order directing the lawyer to keep within the rule.

On one occasion in my 25 year career as a case-winning attorney, the lawyer on the other side was so devious and his client (an insurance company executive) so evasive, that I obtained an order from the court appointing a special master to oversee the deposition and rule on my objections then-and-there. I got my evidence out of that executive, and the insurance company settled the day before trial!

In another case the opposing lawyer was so ridiculous, I was required to move the court for an order to hold the deposition in front of the judge in the courtroom! That was the end of the tricks and games.

There's much more you need to know to successfully use depositions in your case, but I'll leave that to the course.

You need to know:

1. When (knowing what facts to get beforehand),
2. Why (knowing what critical facts you need), and
3. How (knowing much more about technique).

When I first started learning 25 years ago what I make easy for you to learn with my affordable Jurisdictionary self-help course, the business of law was often confusing and overwhelming. Getting my feet wet as a fledgling lawyer, I often had to go up against lawyers who had as much experience as I have now, and they didn't cut me any slack. The advantage I had over younger lawyers (I didn't start my practice until age 42) was down-home common sense and life experience. All those years at a snooker table in my early life paid off, so I learned quickly how to get around the traps and tricks of my opponents. In the past quarter-century I learned what it takes to win!

It's not all about the law, you see!

It's all about knowing how to use the rules!

The substantive law that applies to any particular case is always easy to find, identify, and cite in a way that will control the judge.

The procedural law, on the other hand (evidence rules and rules of procedure) are like a recipe ... for success or failure!

Win the Game of Law!

Again, we hear from Dr. Graves as he lays out the simplicities of the legal system. I didn’t know that there were only 80 pages of material which governed all legal procedures in the U.S.! This and more material is in his Jurisdictionary course. But it’s up to you to learn the rules in order to win…

First, know this: There are two (2) kinds of law!

If you want to win, you must learn a secret I will share with you in this Jurisdictionary Tips & Tactics!

There are two (2) kinds of law.

Please read on!

Too many of you good folks are losing (or fighting a losing battle you cannot possibly win) because you are persuaded "the law is on your side".

Maybe it is!

But!

Even if "the law is clearly on your side", you will lose if you don't know both kinds of law!

Sadly, most losers never know why they lost, so they blame the judge, blame the system, blame the party on the other side ... never knowing they could have won if only they knew how to work with both kinds of law!

You may know the law of foreclosure, for example. You may have given the bank or mortgage company all those notices without receiving the replies required by law. Or, you may even have made all the payments! But, unless you know both kinds of law, you will lose!

Perhaps your fight is over taxes, breach of contract, lost wages, custody of children, or something else. You studied the law and know "the law is on your side".

So, you rush into court demanding the judge give you a favorable verdict ... and still you lose!

Because, there are two (2) kinds of law!

Both apply to your case.

Just having "the law on your side" is never enough!

You must know both kinds of law to win!

The first kind is what we lawyers call "substantive law". This is the law too many of you foolishly rush into court with a chip on your shoulder, demanding that the judge enforce the law in your favor.

This is a reasonable assumption, really. But it's wrong!

Knowing a bank securitized its promissory notes or that the bank no longer has proof of your debt, for example, is definitely "law on your side".

But, do you know how to prove these things?

Do you know how to proceed?

Do you know how to get evidence?

Knowing these things is EASY, but too many of you assume because "the law is on your side" that having the law on your side is enough. It isn't!

You must know what we lawyers call "procedural law" and, more importantly, how to use procedural law!

Procedural law is simply the Rules of Procedure and the Rules of Evidence.

Knowing how to use these is essential to winning!

Consider the game of chess.

Imagine three chess players:

• Player #1 doesn't yet know the rules of chess
• Player #2 has memorized the rules but doesn't know how to use them tactically or strategically
• Player #3 has been playing chess for 25 years so he not only knows how the pieces move but how to move them to checkmate his opponents

Which kind of player are you?

The official Federal Rules of Evidence published in book form are fewer than 20 pages!

The official Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are fewer than 60 pages!

All states essentially follow the federal rules.

Those 80 pages contain all procedural law.

Not too much to learn ... if you can't afford a lawyer or aren't sure you can trust the lawyer you have!

Are you like Player #1 who doesn't even know the rules of the game and therefore cannot hope to win?

Are you like Player #2 who has studied all the rules but doesn't know how to use them tactically or strategically?

Would you like to know what Player #3 knows with his 25 years of case-winning experience?

The choice is yours, of course.

If you don't know what's in those 80 pages (you can get all the rules for free on the internet), then you'd better get to work and study those rules!

But! If you want to be like Player #3 and know how to apply the rules to get your evidence in the record, properly draft your paperwork, make effective courtroom objections to preserve your right to appeal if you lose, and do all the other things experienced courtroom players know how to do, nothing makes it easier than Jurisdictionary.

Control Corrupt Judges!

Dr. Graves does it again. Like any human on this planet, judges can be corrupted – they are only human. Too much cynicism about the cases in front of you week after week could tend to turn anyone sour. But judges are responsible to the laws of the land. There are precise routines they must follow. If you know these routines, then you can ensure that judges follow the actual law and work with you to find the truth – which is the reason for lawsuits to begin with… Jurisdictionary course is the operating manual for how the legal system works.

You won't believe me, but most lawyers (and nearly all law school professors) don't have a clue what it takes to win in the real world.

That's right!

Law school teaches all sorts of things ... but not how to control judges nor how to overcome scheming tricks of crooked lawyers!

I know what it takes to win ... and Jurisdictionary will show you how, too ... in just 24-hours, step-by-step!

In 1985 I graduated from Stetson College of Law, the undisputed leader in litigation skills. Stetson wins national trial competitions. Google "national litigation competition Stetson" and see for yourself.

But, national trial competitions aren't the real world, and professors at Stetson were too politically correct to teach us how to control judges and overcome scheming tricks of crooked lawyers. What we learned in law school was legal theory ... and not much practical knowledge!

But, theory doesn't win lawsuits.

The Jurisdictionary Method wins lawsuits!

Watch my video and see for yourself how easy it is to use knowledge, stealth, and wisdom to win in court!

See what's important, what's not, and how to focus all your energy where it belongs: getting court orders!

Or use this link to send an email to all your friends. You probably know people who need to knock down judges and overcome crooked lawyers and their dishonest tricks. They will thank you for turning them on to this!

Or, do both! Forward this newsletter AND send emails to friends fighting in court who desperately need to know how to win!

Trust me. Most lawyers never learn what Jurisdictionary makes so easy-to-learn. People have been telling me since I started Jurisdictionary in 1997 that, "Your course should be required in first year law school." But, of course, that's not likely to happen, because what Jurisdictionary shows you isn't politically correct!

I teach you how to control corrupt judges and overcome crooked lawyers and their sneaky tricks!

There's a reason why lawyer jokes proliferate.

There's a reason why so many people complain about high-minded, high-handed judges who ignore the law.

Political correctness prevents justice all-too-often!

Winning lawsuits is a brutal, no-holds-barred, axe fight!

Jurisdictionary is your axe!

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End of story!

Winners do what Jurisdictionary makes easy-to-learn.

But, if you don't know what I show in my course, you have no chance of winning in court if the judge allows the opposing lawyer to play typical dirty lawyer tricks!

Never expect a judge to help you. That's not a judge's job! Judges aren't supposed to help either side. Yet, too often they are biased, and you must know how to control them and put a stop to your opponent's sneaky tricks!

Otherwise, you lose!

Those who learn my affordable 24-hour step-by-step Jurisdictionary self-help course win ... no matter how high the odds are stacked against them!

Yes!

Winners know how to fight to win!

Losers believe internet fables. Losers get their legal education at the barbershop or on websites or expensive weekend seminars run by people who never practiced law, never went to law school, and don't know mud from sand about rules or how to use them to control judges.

Too many good folks believe mythological silver-bullet easy solutions to their legal problems and, as a result, are losing when they would be winning if they knew what I make so easy-to-learn in my Jurisdictionary course!

The internet is infested with hare-brained schemes that sound too good to be true ... and, like the old adage says, "If it sounds to good to be true, it probably isn't."

Remember: The most dangerous falsehoods are ones we most want to believe!

Why not learn from a real lawyer with nearly 25 years of case-winning experience?

My course is not expensive!

People who finish my course say an average 8th grader can learn it all in a single weekend.

If you have a lawyer, you will save thousands in legal fees by knowing what your lawyer should be doing, and at the same time you will maximize your chances for success by making certain your lawyer does what should be done, instead of taking you for a ride to the poorhouse - as happens to too many good people these days.

If you don't have a lawyer, you'll know how to stop the opponent's crooked tricks and control the judge!

To learn more, go to: www.Jurisdictionary.com

Get Your Evidence Admitted ! ! !

Dr. Graves does it again in this fine article about getting your evidence actually admitted. As he says in his fine Jurisdictionary legal self-help course, every case is won before the trial actually starts. No amount of fancy footwork by tricky lawyers will stand up where other side knows their facts and can prove them in court. The facts are proved by admissible evidence. Cases are based on evidence which is admitted. So you need to know this data in order to win your case…

Don't end up like this poor fellow!

Here he is in the heat of a trial. He has these documents he's been counting on to win his case. His problem is that he's trying to present them to the court for the first time on the day of the trial.

Big mistake!

He needs these documents to be admitted as evidence to win his case!

But, the other side objected to the documents.

The judge sustained the objection.

His documents are inadmissible as evidence!

Documents he's been counting on since the beginning of his big the case are not coming in!

He will lose ... needlessly!

He could have avoided last-minute objections at trial if he'd done just a few things before trial. These are things any average 8th grader can understand and do.

But, he wanted to be tricky. So, he hid his "evidence". He waited till the last minute, intending to "spring it" on his opponent at trial.

Bad idea!

Trial by ambush seldom succeeds!

If you aren't careful you could find yourself in the midst of a trial like this poor fellow, trying to convince a judge to allow critical documents to be admitted as evidence. You may have documents, photographs, audio recordings, video tape, or any number of things you "ASS-UME" are going to win the case for you ... but, if you don't get your evidence in before trial, you run the terrible risk of not being able to get them in at all.

Then you will lose ... when you could have won!

This happens waaaay too often!

You only get one bite at the trial apple.

Why not be fully prepared before trial?

How to get evidence admitted before trial is explained with simple illustrations and sample forms in my affordable 24-hour step-by-step Jurisdictionary self-help course.

But, read on to learn more today before ordering!

You must never wait until trial day to test evidence for admissibility.

You must never trust what a witness will say at trial.

You must never trust that a document will be admitted.

If you do, you're playing a dangerous game and risking everything for no advantage whatsoever.

If you make the fatal mistake of waiting till trial to show your documents and other things you're counting on to win the case, you're betting on the wrong horse!

You can authenticate your evidence before trial.

You can force the other side to admit the authenticity of your evidence before trial.

You can prevent last minute surprises.

We frequently hear people claiming, "I have all the evidence I need to win this case!"

But, when we press them for an explanation, they tell us they plan to wait till trial to present a photograph, survey map, letter, memorandum, email, or some other "evidence" they have in their possession ... confident their "evidence" will prove that they, and not the other fellow, should win.

Their error is that "evidence" they count on presenting at trial isn't "evidence" at all, because it isn't admissible!

"Evidence" that's inadmissible isn't evidence at all!

It's not difficult to authenticate evidence before trial, once you know how. But, even experienced lawyers make this mistake now and then.

I won several cases by objecting at the proper moment to stop opponents from presenting evidence they planned to offer at the last moment - evidence they could have easily authenticated before trial. I won. They lost.

Some forms of evidence are self-authenticating. Others are not. All documents and things require authentication.

Authenticate before trial.

If you do what I teach in my popular course, you may avoid the necessity of going to trial altogether.

There are several easy ways to authenticate evidence. These are explained fully in my affordable 24-hour course.

If you fail to authenticate your evidence before trial and show up for trial planning to present a letter from your Aunt Mable, an affidavit from a repair shop, a telephone bill, bank statement, canceled check, or other document or thing you've been counting on, believing it's "all you need to win", you will surely be disappointed when the judge sustains your opponent's objection and rules you cannot present what you thought was the essential key to your success!

Of course, I cannot tell you in a single Tips & Tactics newsletter all the ways you can authenticate evidence before trial, but you'll learn these things and much more in my 24-hour step-by-step Jurisdictionary self-help course.

Never count on surprise endings at trial. Surprises at trial are for Perry Mason, not you!

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Every winnable case can be won before trial if you follow the Jurisdictionary method.

Never assume the "evidence" in your briefcase will be admissible at trial unless you authenticate it before trial.

Burden of Legal Proof…

Dr. Graves again sets the bar for telling the simplicity of the legal process. Here he tells that you don’t try to prove a negative – you make the opposition prove what they assert. So the defense is built (and won) by default. You merely are pointing out the holes in the offense. This of course says that you are inherently right just for showing up – as long as you make sure the opposing attorney and the Judge run by the actual rules of the system they operate under. Don’t fall for this false monopoly over your rights. Get the Jurisdictionary course and win your case!

Understanding Who Must Do What and Why!

Before reading through this important Tips & Tactics, you may wish to watch a short video. Just click the angry judge to access the video.

Click the Angry Judge!

Now, let me explain to you the common law principle we lawyers call "the burden of proof".

You may be working harder than you need to!

If you're being sued, the other side has the burden.

If the other side files a motion, the other side has the burden.

If the other side asserts a claim of any kind, the burden of proof is on the other side.

Not YOU!

Too many of you good people are victimized by trickery at the hands of other members of my profession. Lawyers routinely try to make their opponents try to "disprove" a fact or application of law, when the burden is always on the party asserting a fact or law!

This applies to pleadings, motions, presentation of facts and legal argument ... pretty much everything offered by a party demanding the court's favor!

Don't forget this nor let the other side trick you!

You're particularly vulnerable to this if you're pro se.

But! Knowing what Jurisdictionary teaches about the burden of proof and how to put the burden on the other side where it belongs will even the odds, level the playing field, and force your opponent to "put up or shut up"!

In my 25 years of experience as a case-winning lawyer, it has often been my great pleasure to win cases by just forcing the court to require my opponent to "put up or shut up", i.e., to carry his burden of proof or take his losses!

That's the law ... and it can work for YOU!

The "burden of proof" is always on the party asserting a claim, a motion, an argument, etc. The burden is never on the person defending a claim,a motion, or argument.

Sometimes the burden may "shift". The burden can shift back-and-forth during a lengthy case ... but it is always on the party making assertions, never the party against whom the assertions are made!

Just think how this applies to foreclosure or credit card cases! The credit lender asserts that the alleged debtor owes the debt ... and in far too many cases the alleged debtor (not knowing what Jurisdictionary teaches) does back-flips trying to prove he or she doesn't owe the debt.

Big mistake!

The lender making assertions has the burden to prove its assertions are true, reliable, verifiable, etc.

If more of you knew what Jurisdictionary teaches, you'd not fall into this trap of trying to "disprove" what your opponent is asserting.

Why be tricked by other members of my profession?

You know who they are. The people about whom more jokes are told than all the other professions put together.

Beware the law firm of Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe!

Everyone who demands a judgment, files a motion, or makes any claim whatever to the benefit of the court's favor is required by long-established common law doctrine to prove he or she is entitled to judgment or relief.

But, YOU must know how to bring the common law to bear in YOUR case ... and that requires knowledge of the Jurisdictionary methods.

Suppose your neighbor sues you for kicking his dog. He files his complaint and demands judgment. To get from his complaint to judgment, however, he must meet his burden.

He must prove you kicked his dog.

You aren't required to prove you didn't.

The burden is on him.

It's his case to prove!

Watch our video!

The burden of proof is always on the person asserting a claim, making a motion, or demanding a right. Before the court can lawfully grant relief of any kind, the party seeking relief must carry his burden to prove he's entitled to relief.

The party charged is not required to disprove what the claimant asserts!

You may have heard, "It's your word against his."

That is never true in court.

One side always has the burden of proof.

The burden is always on the party seeking relief, the party making a claim, the party moving the court, the party alleging a fact, etc.

Knowing how to use legal research and how to draft a memorandum citing appellate court decisions that control the trial court judge in your case puts YOU in the driver's seat ... and throws your opponent under the bus!

Lawyers will try to put you "on the defensive".

Expect it! I always do. I go into every case expecting the lawyer on the other side to be a liar and a crook. I go into every case expecting the judge to be biased against me. I go into every case prepared to enforce the law in my favor no matter who gets hurt on the other side!

Litigation is word warfare!

Go to www.WordWar.com to learn more about the popular Jurisdictionary and the Jurisdictionary method of using words to win in court!

Lawyers will try to trick you into going out of your way to prove a negative, e.g., that you didn't do something or that something did not happen. People who don't have my Jurisdictionary may expend tremendous time and energy to show they were out of town that day or were confined to a wheelchair or that neighbors know them as devoted dog lovers. This is what the lawyer wants. If a defendant ignorantly tries to prove the dog-kicking didn't take place, the plaintiff will be spared the effort of working to prove it did take place.

Don't be tricked by your lack of legal knowledge!

Smart litigants who know what Jurisdictionary teaches move the court to take judicial notice that the burden is on their opponents (plaintiffs or defendants) to prove what is claimed. Smart litigants who know what Jurisdictionary teaches force their opponent to bring admissible evidence to court to prove what they claim. Smart litigants who know what Jurisdictionary teaches don't let opposing parties' lawyers "testify" nor allow "affidavits" to come in as evidence. Smart litigants who know what Jurisdictionary teaches know how to stop summary judgment motions (or use them to kick the other side in the teeth)!

Smart litigants know what Jurisdictionary teaches!

Smart litigants win!

Do YOU want to win?

You really can't expect to win if you only know what you learn from your in-box, from amateur lawyer wannabe legal gurus, or weekend seminars run by folks who have no law degree or extended courtroom experience.

I've been a member of the bar for a quarter-century!

I know what it takes to win!

Put the burden where it belongs: on the other side!

Learn more about the burden of proof and how to win.

Learn how to control the court with Jurisdictionary!

Ask anyone who has the course. It's easy and it works!

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DEMAND YOUR AMERICAN RIGHTS IN THE COURTS!

Learn how and teach EVERYONE ELSE to learn how also!

Dr. Frederick D. Graves
Jurisdictionary ®

Case-Winning Paperwork ... Part 1

In this article, Dr. Frederick David Graves, JD reminds us all to review the material of his course on a regular basis, even if we aren’t being sued, suing others, or practicing law. Reason being is that he brings up material in these articles which aren’t presented in the same way as we thought they were in the course. But below is the exact point I used to defeat that scammy lawsuit I was served with – all without stepping foot in a courtroom…

Want to stuff your opponents in a box?

Today I share just one tip that will give you power to stuff your opponents in a box!

Drive your enemies nuts!

Terrify them with word-power!

Read on to learn how.

(I send this to show you why you should order my affordable, popular, official Jurisdictionary step-by-step 24-hour course, if you don't already have it.)

I did this nearly 25 years, and what I tell you here will empower your paperwork!

Many lawyers never understand this, so they lose.

You must not lose ... so do what I say!

The tip is nothing harder than writing simple sentences.

Each simple sentence gets its own paragraph number.

Each numbered paragraph contains a simple sentence.

One sentence per numbered paragraph.

A sentence is a complete thought. My 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Edgerton, taught me that, and I never forgot. It has helped me win countless court battles.

A simple sentence contains one verb, one subject.

The best simple sentences contain as few adjectives and adverbs as possible.

Consider these two sets of numbered paragraphs:

1. The defendant agreed to spray my strawberries every week during the four months I was away on business in Europe, however the defendant did not at any time spray my strawberries, and I lost most of my strawberry crop this year to bugs that ate the strawberry blossoms before my plants could bear fruit.
2. I paid the defendant $2,000 before leaving for Europe, and he didn't ask for any more money, so I assumed he would do what he agreed to do, but he didn't, so I lost a great deal of money.
3. This is why I have sued him.

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1. Plaintiff and defendant entered a written agreement.
2. Copy of agreement attached as Exhibit A.
3. Defendant promised to spray plaintiff's strawberries with insecticide from 5 December 2009 through 15 April 2010.
4. Plaintiff agreed to pay Defendant $2,000.
5. Plaintiff paid Defendant $2,000 on 1 December 2009.
6. Defendant failed to spray plaintiff's strawberries from 12 January 2010 through 15 April 2010.
7. As a direct result, plaintiff suffered money damages in an amount exceeding $15,000.

Each sentence has it's own paragraph number.

Each sentence has only one verb, one subject.

No sentence has more than necessary adjectives or adverbs.

Each sentence is a complete thought.

Your opponents will squirm.

Your opponents will complain.

But, there can be no doubt what your words mean!

Winning in court is all about communication.

Communicate effectively with simple sentences.

Number each sentence separately.

Do things my way, and nobody ever again will rob or abuse you in any way and get away with it!

If you don't yet know what I teach, you cannot imagine how much fun it is to force people to do what's right by using words against them - whether it's your opponent, some crooked highly-paid lawyer, or even a judge!

That's how you will win once you know what I teach in my popular, 24-hour, step-by-step Jurisdictionary self-help course.

It's affordable. Less than what it will cost you to sit and chat with a lawyer for one brief hour ... and you will learn what it takes to control lawyers: other people's and your own, if you have one!

Justice doesn't fall from the sky.

Justice doesn't grow on trees.

Justice is a prize that can be won by those who know how to win!

Knowing how to use words is how you win!

What do you have to lose?

Losers believe in fables and get their legal education at the barbershop or expensive weekend seminars or websites run by people who never practiced law, never went to law school, and don't know mud from sand about the Rules or how to use them to control the court.

Jurisdictionary was created by me to help you with the knowledge and practical experience I gained in 25 years of practicing law in state and federal courts.

Take advantage of what I learned those 25 years.

Protect yourself from courtroom corruption!

If you have a lawyer, you will save thousands in legal fees just by knowing what your lawyer should be doing to earn his or her fees and win your case instead of bowing and scraping before the judge like many lawyers do!

If you don't have a lawyer, you'll know how to stop the opponent's crooked tactics and get the judge on your side!

The key to winning is knowing how to use words and enforce the Official Rules against your opponent and the judge!

• The Rules of Evidence
• The Rules of Procedure

That's how you win!

Save legal fees!

Control judges!

Defeat crooked lawyers!

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When "The Law" Breaks the Law!

In this article, Dr. Frederick David Graves, JD starts to really warm up to how and why he has developed this course and pushes it with such energy. Because he believes that our system of laws can work if people know and apply the simple rules its based on. This is what really warms me to his approach. Of course, you get a long speech where he covers this in his 24-hour course. So don’t say I didn’t warn you that he’s passionate about this…

Want to win in court?

Read carefully what I tell you today!

The Wild West was won by a small number of folks smart enough to bring along:

• A Bible,
• A Colt revolver,
• A good horse, and
• A sturdy copy of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England

They settled lawless cowtowns like Tombstone and Dodge City - not with faster guns and bigger fists, but with popular support of the local townsfolk who believed in the principles of Justice found in those two books: the Bible and Blackstone.

Each of you faces the threat of similar lawlessness.

Yes, even today!

Yes, perhaps especially today!

It may be a bank using fraud to foreclose on your home.

Or, a corrupt business partner, ex-spouse, or next-door neighbor out-of-control.

For many of you, it's the threat of government officials refusing to follow the law - tax collectors, police officers, and worst of all corrupt judges who allow fraud to prevail.

When "the law" is an outlaw, there's only one remedy.

The Rules!

I'll bet you didn't know the Federal Rules of Evidence are only 16 pages ... the very same rules of evidence that control every federal judge, every lawyer arguing in federal court, every giant corporation suing you or being sued by you in federal court, and every government agency trying to pull the wool over your eyes to rob you of your rights, because you don't yet know the rules as you need to know them ... how to use the rules to stop corruption!

State court rules are just as simple and powerful!

Your legal problems today can be solved the same way those western settlers brought lawlessness to its knees in the prairies and remote mountain communities west of the Mississippi more than one-hundred years ago.

The Rules stop lawlessness, once you know how to use the rules to control corrupt judges and crooked lawyers so you can get Justice!

The Rules of Evidence and Rules of Procedure are your protection from lawless legal officials, crooked lawyers, and corrupt judges ... Rules that are very easy to learn with my popular, affordable, 24-hour Jurisdictionary step-by-step self-help course!

You have a remedy at law ... if you know how to use it.

If a fraudulent lender, bill collector, tax man, corrupt judge, crooked lawyer, or anyone else uses unlawful force to deprive you or your family of your rights, you have a powerful remedy!

THE RULES OF COURT!

The Rules of Evidence and Procedure RULE the courts!

This is true only for those who know how to use them!

Those who know how to use the rules can easily control everyone by the court, in court, and through the court. Parties, judge, lawyers - all are subject to the rules and must obey the rules when you know how to use the rules effectively.

The rules control courts just as surely as the rules of baseball control ball players and umpires!

The Rules of Court are the People's power to control our government and command our leaders to protect us and redress our grievances with court orders that command even those in the highest offices, the richest of the rich, the biggest of the big.

The Rules are what makes America great!

The Rules are what make YOU POWERFUL!

Yes, even as an individual doing battle with a powerful bank or the county commissioners or a state-supported hospital or an ex-spouse who wants to take you to the proverbial cleaners, YOU HAVE POWER TO WIN BECAUSE THE RULES GIVE YOU THAT POWER.

The Rules are what the 4th of July is all about!

The Rules give every one of us not only the "right to enjoy our rights" but "power to enforce our rights"!

Liberty and Justice are for ALL who know the Rules!

The Rules give you power to (1) make a public record of your grievance, (2) force opponents to answer questions and produce documents and things under oath, (3) force judges to act lawfully, (4) require everyone in court to act lawfully, and (5) have people sent directly to jail if they don't comply with the rules!

Bet you didn't know you had that much power!

But, you do have this power ... all of you do!

Once you know the Rules of Court and how to use them effectively the way I make easy-to-learn with my 24-hour step-by-step official Jurisdictionary course, nobody will ever again kick sand in your face!

Nobody ever again will rob you under color of law.

Nobody ever again will abuse you and get away with it!

If you don't yet know what I teach, you cannot imagine how much fun it is to force people to do what's right by using the rules against them - whether it's your opponent, some crooked highly-paid lawyer, or even a judge!

Being an American has real advantages!

Everyone gets to use the Rules to stop foreclosure.

Everyone gets to use the Rules to prevent financial loss due to fraud, breach of contract, or unlawful acts.

Everyone gets to use the Rules to see their own children after an ugly divorce!

Everyone gets to use the Rules to command government leaders to either justify their actions by law or back off!

That's how the West was won!

That's how you will win once you know what I teach in my popular, 24-hour, step-by-step Jurisdictionary self-help course.

It's affordable. Less than what it will cost you to sit and chat with a lawyer for one brief hour ... and you will learn what it takes to control lawyers: other people's and your own, if you have one!

I wish I could have been the lawyer who questioned Bill Clinton when he smarted-off with that famous response, "Depends on what you mean by 'is'."

What a blast it would have been explaining he was for the duration of that deposition no longer President of the United States. He was being deposed. For that hour or two he had no privileges to ignore the law that binds the rest of us. If he persisted in not answering my questions with proper responses, I'd have stopped the deposition and moved the court for an order to show why he should not be held in contempt for failing to answer according to the Rules that control every one of us in America!

If he continued to refuse after being ordered to show cause, I'd have moved the court for an order finding him in contempt and jailing him until he agreed to answer me with proper responses according to the Rules!

These are the Rules our Founding Fathers pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to protect.

You may ask, "Do you mean I can have the President of the United States jailed for refusing to answer questions at a deposition?"

Yep!

That's YOUR POWER!

That's the power that belongs to every American who will take just 24 hours to learn how to use the Rules of Court to their advantage!

And, once you have POWER TO CONTROL THE COURT, you have power to control the executive branch of our government (state and federal), the legislative branch of our government (state and federal), your local politicians, your local school board, the bank or mortgage company that's using fraud to foreclose on your home, the liar who slandered you to an employer, the ex-spouse who's trying to get revenge, the doctor who failed to properly diagnose your illness, your next door neighbor whose tree fell on your roof, and anyone and everyone else who injures you!

Once you know the rules the way I explain so easily an 8th grader can learn, understand, and use in just 24 hours, you have the power every American should seek!

Justice doesn't fall from the sky.

Justice doesn't grow on trees.

Justice is a prize that can be won by those who know how to win!

Knowing how to use the Rules is how you win!

Don't take "no" for an answer.

Don't just roll over when the other side objects to your requests for production or ignores your interrogatories.

Don't give up when the other side cites some bogus case that has nothing to do with the issues in your pleadings.

Use the Rules and tame that Wild West spirit that too often takes advantage of those who don't yet know what I make so easy-to-understand in my popular and affordable 24-hour official step-by-step Jurisdictionary self-help course.

Getting Your Evidence - Part 5 ...

In this article, Dr. Frederick David Graves, JD looks like he’s finishing up on his long discourse on evidence. But he also starts to tell you why he’s doing this. He seems to disagree with how the lawyers have tried to set up a monopoly on the legal system so that no one else could figure out how to bring a case to trial. He brings up subpoenas, which is even a great refresher for me. I didn’t need these in my case – but this isn’t to say you always just use Dr. Graves’ Jurisdictionary course just for defense. The idea here is to win cases, whatever side you are on…

Today I give you a peek at getting your evidence from people who aren't parties to the case.

You can use subpoenas to get evidence from anyone!

Subpoenas are court authority you can use!

Subpoenas are court orders with teeth.

Subpoenas command people to do what you wish them to do.

Subpoenas are issued by the court.

Those who don't obey the command of a subpoena are subject to contempt ... and possible jail time!

This is YOUR POWER to get evidence!

Of course, you need my popular Jurisdictionary course to win your court battles. These tips are no substitute for the course.

Subpoenas command non-parties to:

• Appear for deposition,
• Appear at hearings,
• Appear at trial,
• Allow you to inspect their documents,
• Allow you to inspect their tangible property,
• Allow you to enter their premises!

As explained more fully in my Jurisdictionary course, your use of subpoenas must be to get facts "reasonably calculated to lead to discovery of admissible evidence". Don't let the lawyer on the other side bamboozle you by claiming what you seek is not admissible. It doesn't have to be, so long as it is "reasonably calculated to lead to discovery of admissible evidence".

No matter what naysayers and negative ninnies tell you in emails or so-called legal guru websites, the rules that control American courts are designed to work for YOU! It doesn't matter if you're a giant corporation, government agency, or an individual member of society struggling to get justice for yourself and your family. The rules work for those who know how to use them!

Subpoenas are necessary to get facts from non-parties, i.e., people who are neither plaintiffs or defendants in your case. Examples are banks, telephone companies, people you wish to call as witnesses, even government bigwigs!

The subpoena power of the court controls everyone!

My popular Jurisdictionary course includes forms you can use to prepare subpoena for the court to issue.

This is YOUR POWER to get justice!

Anyone who claims you have no legal power in America is lying to you!

Anyone who claims all courts are corrupt or that there's a conspiracy against pro se litigants, simply hasn't made the slightest effort to learn how to use the legal power we all have in this country ... power for anyone willing to learn how to use the rules of procedure and rules of evidence.

This is what you get in my Jurisdictionary course.

People willing to learn are winning!

Read the testimonials!  ⇒

Those who don't want to spend the time to learn a few rules shouldn't complain when they lose.

I watched a batter attempt a bunt but drew the bat back when he saw the ball was not going to cross the plate. He did not move the bat "toward the ball". In the game I watched, the umpire called a strike. Was that a bad call? Should it have been a ball, instead of a strike?

Only those who make an honest effort to learn the official rules can know for certain ... and you cannot win if you cannot control the umpire (or judge)!

People who use my course are winning!

Read the testimonials!  ⇒

Subpoenas can command anyone to let you examine the documents and things you need to examine to get at the evidence you need to win your case ... but, if you don't know how to use them, you won't get the evidence you need ... and, if you don't get the evidence you need, you cannot possibly hope to win.

The conspiracy (if there is one) is the failure of the Bar to make any reasonable effort at any time in history to teach the American people the simple rules of court.

The rules of baseball are far more complicated than the rules of court, yet nobody told you! So, if you're like most people, you probably fear the courts and the high costs associated with hiring lawyers ... when all the time you could be learning the simple rules of evidence and rules of procedure that are far easier to learn than official rules of baseball!

The official federal rules of evidence are 16 pages!

Why weren't you told?

Why weren't your children told?

Who is holding back on you so they can make money?

You have real power to get Justice in America!

The challenge for you (and everyone else seeking justice in our courts) is your willingness to learn how to use that power by spending 24 hours studying my popular course!

It is NOT DIFFICULT to learn!

Too many complain their rights are being violated, while those same people refuse to learn how to use the power of due process and its rules to overcome their opponent, control the court, and force judges to grant them justice! Such people spend too much time complaining and too little time learning! Because they do not know the rules or how to use them effectively, they lose ... needlessly!

You can win once you know what it takes to win!

Knowing how and when to use subpoenas gives you an advantage over your opponent.

Subpoenas are an effective tool to get evidence you cannot get from your opponent.

You have five simple tools to get facts that will lead to discovery of admissible evidence:

• Requests for Admissions,
• Requests for Production,
• Interrogatories,
• Depositions, and
• Subpoenas

Why not learn how to use them so you can win?

Lawsuits are about facts that tend to prove or disprove the essential "elements" of "causes of action" explained in my course. Once you understand the elements and what a cause of action is, you are on your way to victory. If you don't understand these simple things, you cannot win!

Do nothing in your case until you identify the elements!

What are the element facts you need?

What discovery tools work best to get them?

How do you force the court to compel discovery?

There's much more to it than I can tell in Tips & Tactics newsletters, of course, so order my popular, case-winning, 4-CD, affordable, step-by-step, 24-hour Jurisdictionary course everyone is talking about and start winning today!

Use subpoenas effectively - at the right time!

Both plaintiffs and defendants can use them to force non-parties to testify and allow you to examine and copy documents and tangible things under oath before trial.

Using your 5 discovery tools, you can get at facts you cannot get at trial ... any fact "reasonably calculated to lead to discovery of admissible evidence".

With such powerful tools to win your case, why not learn how to use them effectively?

Order my 4-CD, step-by-step, 24-hour official course, and empower yourself with Jurisdictionary know-how.

Order NOW, if you don't already have my course. And, if you do have my course, tell everyone to order it so they can start winning, instead of losing and complaining.

My official Jurisdictionary course explains subpoenas and all five of your evidence-getting discovery tools along with pleadings, proof, motions, legal research, courtroom objections, and much, much more: all in an easy-to-learn format people tell us an average 8th grader can learn in just 24 hours, understand, and use.

That's why my course is so amazingly popular!

Chances are someone told you about the course and encouraged you to visit my website.

Be clever. Think through the elements of your position (plaintiff or defendant) and sort out the essential facts you need to prove from those you don't need to prove.

If you don't know what the "elements" of your case are, or you don't know what the "elements" of your opponent's case are, then STOP NOW AND LEARN WHILE YOU HAVE TIME TO LEARN AND NOT LOSE!

The details are explained in my course, of course.

Getting Your Evidence - Part 4 ...

In this article, Dr. Frederick David Graves, JD gives another installment on what evidence is and how to use it. Now this one is really a bit of a mix with hard-sell on getting your own copy. But I wanted to bring this to you (it’s out of his newsletter) so you could see for yourself the data. Now, a lot of what he covers is on his site (as linked) so you can make up your own mind. To take advantage of his quarter-century of experience is a smart move IMHO…

Today I give you a few tips on "depositions" from my increasingly popular Jurisdictionary course. These tips are no substitute for owning the course and studying its powerful content thoroughly, but this will give you an idea how valuable my course is for those who want to win.

Depositions are your opportunity to put witnesses under oath before trial and ask questions that go beyond the tight restrictions of the rules of evidence!

My course has forms for giving notice to the other side that you intend to take someone's deposition, where and when you intend to do so, etc.

I had some difficult witnesses a while back for whom it was necessary to take their deposition in front of a judge with a handful of armed bailiffs in the courtroom to keep everyone under control, but that's rare! Most often you'll schedule time at a court reporter's office. If a witness is unable to attend, the court reporter may travel to take the deposition at a hospital, for example, or someone's home or business. If the witness is at a great distance, you may have to hire a court reporter where the witness lives and take the deposition by telephone.

Either way, the process of taking depositions is simply one of putting a witness under oath in the presence of a court reporter (who administers the oath and records all that's asked and answered) and your opponent (who may also ask questions).

Everything said goes on "the record". If your opponent's lawyer gets out of control, simply state, "Let the record reflect that opposing counsel is screaming at my witness." That will put a stop to the games!

If you schedule a witness for "deposition duces tecum", you can require them to bring certain documents or things you list in the notice. Then you can question them about those documents and things. Forms are in my course.

You have effective due process power in America!

The challenge for you (and everyone else seeking justice in our courts) is your willingness to learn how to use that power by spending 24 hours studying my course!

Too many complain their rights are being violated, while those same people refuse to learn how to use the power of due process and its rules to overcome their opponent, control the court, and force judges to grant them justice! Such people spend too much time complaining and too little time learning! Because they do not know the rules or how to use them effectively, they lose ... needlessly!

You can win once you know what it takes to win!

Knowing how and when to take depositions gives you an advantage over your opponent.

Most lawyers take depositions too early! They waste valuable time asking questions about irrelevant facts that cannot possibly help prove the "elements" of their case or disprove the "elements" of their opponent's case. They make more money wasting time. You cannot afford to waste time or money!

The problem is two-fold:

1. Taking depositions too early, and
2. Not knowing the "elements" of the case.

Depositions can be the most effective tool to devastate your opponent and win in court with critical evidence you cannot get any other way before trial, but if you don't yet understand the "elements" and how to use depositions to get at those "elements", taking depositions can actually hurt your chances for winning, instead of helping you.

Except in the most extreme circumstances, you only get one bite at the deposition apple, so if you don't prepare in advance and concentrate on questions that go after the "elements" of your case (explained in my Jurisdictionary course), you weaken your case by taking depositions too early, instead of first using the three discovery tools I told you a little bit about in the previous three Tips & Tactics.

• Requests for Admissions,
• Requests for Production, and
• Interrogatories.

In my 25 years of experience as a case-winning lawyer, I found it was common for lawyers to schedule depositions long before they had any real handle on what the case was about! I believe they did this because they were lazy, or stupid, or just wanted to bill some easy hours sitting in a court reporter's office asking random questions, instead of digging for the "elements" and winning for their clients.

Lawsuits are about "elements" ... elements that must be pieced together according to an easy-to-learn process that gets justice for those who learn what my popular Jurisdictionary course explains. If one does not understand the "elements" of a case (those of his own position and those of his opponent's position) he's lost before he begins!

Never take depositions until you know the elements!

Remember: Lawyers get paid for their time. The more time they can spend on a case, the more money they make. Using hours of billable time taking depositions is a good thing for lawyers. It is not a good thing for you!

Depositions should be a "go in, ask questions to get only the facts that prove or disprove the elements, and quit".

But, what are the element facts you need?

If you don't understand the "elements" of your case and those of your opponent's case, you don't know what questions to ask at a deposition ... so you waste valuable time and waste what can be the most powerful tool in your arsenal of getting at the evidence.

There's much more to it than I can tell in Tips & Tactics, of course, so you need to order my popular, case-winning, 4-CD, affordable, step-by-step, 24-hour Jurisdictionary course everyone is talking about ... and start winning today!

Use depositions effectively - at the right time!

Both plaintiffs and defendants can use them to force witnesses to testify under oath before trial and even answer questions that cannot be asked at trial.

With such a powerful tool to use to win your case, why not learn how to use it effectively?

Order my 4-CD, step-by-step, 24-hour official course, and empower yourself with Jurisdictionary know-how.

Order NOW, if you don't already have my course. And, if you do have my course, tell everyone to order it so they can start winning, instead of losing and complaining.

My official Jurisdictionary course explains depositions and all five of your evidence-getting discovery tools along with pleadings, proof, motions, legal research, courtroom objections, and much, much more: all in an easy-to-learn format people tell us an average 8th grader can learn in just 24 hours, understand, and use.

That's why my course is so amazingly popular!

Chances are someone told you about the course and encouraged you to visit my website.

Listen at www.RuleOfLawRadio.com (or local radio station) Monday 7-9 p.m. EST for Jurisdictionary "God, Government, and the Gospel Mystery". You can even call-in with questions or comments!

Be clever. Think through the elements of your position (plaintiff or defendant) and sort out the essential facts you need to prove from those you don't need to prove.

If you don't know what the "elements" of your case are, or you don't know what the "elements" of your opponent's case are, then STOP NOW AND LEARN WHILE YOU HAVE TIME TO LEARN AND NOT LOSE!

The details are explained in my course, of course.

If you think you can waltz into court with some legal argument and no admissible evidence to back up your argument (instead of doing things the way I explain in my popular course) you'll be sadly disappointed when you lose ... unnecessarily.

YOU MUST LEARN THE ELEMENTS!

Taking depositions (or doing anything else in your case) before you understand the "elements", is plain stupid. The key to winning is knowing the "elements". Then you know what evidence you need to get.

My course shows you how to identify the elements and how to get the evidence to prove them (or disprove those of your opponents).

For very little money and about 24 hours of your time, you can know what it takes to control crooked lawyers and get your evidence admitted so you can WIN!

You are entitled to get evidence into the court record! Rule 26 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requires disclosure, as do all state courts.

Why be hoodwinked or caught behind an 8-ball by your lack of knowledge about the rules, the elements, and how to get evidence to prove the elements?

Get my official Jurisdictionary course now (if you aren't one of the thousands of winners who already have its case-winning power.

What you seek with all five (5) of your discovery tools (explained fully in my affordable Jurisdictionary course) is evidence in support of ultimate facts that tend to prove the allegations of your position and disprove those of your opponent ... nothing more, please!

Don't let lawyers trick you!

You have an unchallengeable right to get evidence that tends to prove the elements of your case and to disprove the elements of your opponent's case.

Everything else is a waste of time!

Evidence + Legal Authority = Victory in Court!

But, if you don't know how to get evidence, you lose!

If you don't understand how and when to use your five discovery tools (especially depositions) you cannot win!

Learning all this is easy with my popular, affordable, 24-hour, step-by-step, case-winning, official Jurisdictionary course. If you don't already have my course, NOW is the time to order and start learning how to avoid legal trickery so you can win your case and overcome your opponents using official rules ... instead of internet legal mythology!

You cannot win if you don't know how to get evidence into the record using your five discovery tools and what I teach you about how to overcome crooked lawyers!

Clever argument is not enough.

Arguing "your rights" were violated is not enough.

Complaining about the Constitution is not enough.

Those who haven't yet learned how to get evidence go to court with the idea they "already have all the evidence they need". I hear this over and over again. People think because they have a copy of a document or photograph or audio recording that they're sure to win. Then, when they get to trial (when it's too late to do any more discovery) they "discover" all the stuff they thought was "evidence" is inadmissible at trial!

Why lose when it's so easy to learn how to win?

Everyone is talking about Jurisdictionary.

People tell their friends.

People promote it on their websites.

People talk about it on social networking sites.

People blog about it and praise its power in emails.

Why?

Because Jurisdictionary works!

That's why!

Don't be left holding an empty evidence bag!

The decision to win is a decision to learn how to win!

Winners know how to get evidence!

My 25 years as a case-winning lawyer licensed in state and federal courts has shown me this.

Evidence wins lawsuits!

If you don't know how to "get it", you cannot win!

My Jurisdictionary course will show you much more about how to effectively use all your five discovery tools to get case-winning evidence into the record and force your opponent to stop "hiding the ball"!