Impeachment of witnesses is "an alien, mystifying, and obtuse area of
the law," write the authors of MacCarthy on Impeachment. While there
are many books on evidence and trial advocacy, there is very little
written specifically on impeachment. For the trial lawyer and judge, it
is one of the most confusing and misunderstood parts of the trial. Just
as cross examination is the most difficult of trial skills, impeachment,
usually a part of cross examination, is the most difficult of the
difficult. Many, if not most, trial lawyers do not know what they can or
cannot do to impeach. Most importantly, they do not know how to do
what they can do.
MacCarthy on Impeachment offers trial lawyers "weapons of mass
destruction." This book reveals those "weapons" and offers instruction
on how to use them. Co-written by the author of the legal classic,
MacCarthy on Cross-Examination, MacCarthy on Impeachment is a
groundbreaking work that will become an indispensable resource for trial
attorneys seeking to improve their skills and better serve their
clients.