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 ...

Attorneys shouldn't speak to witnesses during cross-examination. If a party is on the witness stand, can the attorney who presents the witness speak to the witness when he or she begins ...

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 ...

In their Trial Advocacy column, Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan write that when a witness testifies falsely at trial there are generally only two reasons: Either the witness is mistaken or a liar. Too ...

This report includes descriptions of physical and sexual violence. On Monday (June 2), a former employee of Sean Combs concluded three days of testimony against the hip-hop mogul. The witness, who ...

TAKEN THE STAND ALREADY. GOOD MORNING. DOUG. SO FAR, THE JURY HAS HEARD FROM 40 WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION. KAREN AND KAREN REED’S DEFENSE TEAM HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVELY CROSS-EXAMINING EACH ONE TO TRY ...