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It's not that jurors make up their minds at the opening. At that time, jurors get to see what each side is expecting to prove. And if the evidence comes in as was promised and there are no surprises, jurors are likely to stick with that first impression.


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DAVID HOFFMAN He's been a superb predecessor, and he's been very supportive of this rabbinic transition,
ERIC HOFFMAN The rationale behind any recipe that includes cold cereal as an ingredient breaks down to one thing:...
DAVID HOFFMAN When Kevin takes a solo, ... there is a lot of information. He is thinking in these long rhythmic fo...
DANIEL HOFFMAN I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are...
ALICE HOFFMAN It may be that the Sinai Peninsula is [Egypt's] Achilles' heel. [Terrorist groups have] gone up and ...
BRUCE HOFFMAN You ever get the feeling the world's filling up with bastards? I do. What I want to know is what hap...
WILLIAM HOFFMAN If there is no direct threat why are we invading?
DUSTIN HOFFMAN This might be one of the most challenging periods for...media regulation and media activity in the l...
ADONIS HOFFMAN Right now, there is a mad rush for the spoils of the country. The United States, European and South ...
ADONIS HOFFMAN For a kid who just got her driver's license, she's tough as nails. She's one of the toughest sophomo...
PETE HOFFMAN So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of ...
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Jeremy Stoppelman started Yelp. Max Levchin started Slide. I started LinkedIn. It was a mininova exp...
REID HOFFMAN Yes, Jean Monnet was the father of the concept of a United States of Europe and his efforts more tha...
PAUL HOFFMAN