Difference between revisions of "India Criminal Defense Manual - Client Interview"

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In this example, the witness has a specific meaning for the word "beat" (hitting using one's fists) that the interviewer needed to clarify.
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'''REFLECTING'''
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Reflective dialogue, or mirroring, is the immediate repetition of part of the conversation, which allows what has just been said to be adjusted or confirmed.
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!Witness
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!Interviewer
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|I never knew my father.  Well, I kind of did, but that was later. I met him once with my cousin, and she said, that's your father
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|You didn't grow up with your father?
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|Right, he never even saw me
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| Who told you that your father never saw you as a baby?
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|My mom
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|But your family knew who he was
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|Oh yes, they knew.  Of course they knew.  Only I didn't know.
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|You said you met him with your cousin?
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|Yes, once in Murshidabad.
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|Tell me about that.
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