The purpose of cross-examination is to continue to argue — and defend — your case by using leading questions to obtain affirmative answers. The leading question with the desired answer is the key to ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

As a witness prepares to testify in trial, the big fear is often cross-examination. While the direct questioning by the witness’s own attorney is seen as the “easy part” (friendly, open-ended ...

Diana C. Manning, Benjamin J. DiLorenzo and Kyle A. Valente L-R: Diana C. Manning, Kyle A. Valente and Benjamin J. DiLorenzo of Bressler, Amery & Ross. Courtesy photos The examination of a witness on ...

I am a trial lawyer and I have seen a number of trials where, on cross-examination, a witness has been asked questions like, "Your testimony doesn't match Witness Y's testimony. Is she lying?" Or, ...

If a person was serving a probationary sentence at the time they witnessed a crime, but their probation ended by the time they testified at trial, the defense does not have the right to let jurors ...