Organizing the content of the story can be a real challenge. The starting point should be your theme and theory of the Case. Next consider the elements of a persuasive story and use them as a checklist for preparing a presentation:
1. Known facts-what happened?
2. Reasons-why did it happen?
3. Credible witnesses-who should be believed?
4. Supportive details-how can we be sure?
5. Common sense-is it plausible?
See Lubet, supra, 420-22.
Domestic Diversions
1. Good counsel on matters of relationships, families and family law. 2. The efforts of good people working together to advance the mind, arouse the heart, and amuse the spirit.
