Sentences with phrase «question on cross examination»
A question on cross examination may look something like «Dr. Smith, isn't it true that you and Mr. Doe are childhood friends?»
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You may ask them questions on cross examination.
Not exact matches
The jury does pay attention to witnesses when they're in the witness chair, not only on the substantive responses to a question but the body language, the demeanor, and how they respond to cross examination by the other side's lawyer.
No judge should allow such certificates into evidence on the prosecutor's motion before allowing defense voir dire / cross examination questioning of the operator of the Intox EC / IR II machine that was used on the defendant to test his breath alcohol content.
As Mrs Justice Roberts remarked in Cooper - Hohn: «A party may well feel constrained in answering questions or providing transparent answers during the course of cross examination if he or she believes that what is said will be on the nation's breakfast tables the following morning... this goes far beyond issues of price sensitive information which might affect the share price of a publicly quoted company.
In general, you can't ask your own witness a leading question, but you may do so toward a hostile witness on cross examination.
On cross examination you can make the responder look silly by questioning him or her about the obvious evasion.