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In law, cross-examination is the interrogation of a witness by one's opponent. It is preceded by direct examination (known as examination-in-chief in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India and Pakistan) and may be followed by a redirect (known as re-examination in the aforementioned countries).
The United States must produce its witnesses for cross examination. Section 7(c) provides further that "Every party shall have the right to present his case or defense by oral or documentary evidence, to submit rebuttal evidence, and to conduct such cross-examination as may be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts.
For example, the opponent might elicit on cross-examination an admission that the witness did not directly perceive every single part of the events at issue; the proponent will attempt on redirect to establish that the witness perceived enough of those events that the finder of fact can draw reasonable inferences as to the gaps where the ...
Prosecutors in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried attempted to use the words of the defendant to undermine his credibility as they began their cross-examination of the 31-year-old ...
Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen goes back on the stand Thursday braced for another bruising day of cross-examination that is shaping up as the most crucial chapter in the first ...
The side that calls the witness first asks questions in what is called direct examination. The opposing side then may ask their own questions in what is called cross-examination. In some cases, redirect examination may be used by the side that called the witness but usually only to contradict specific testimony from the cross-examination.
Cross-examination will continue Tuesday for Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes as she takes the stand for the sixth day in her federal fraud trial. Holmes is expected to face-off with prosecutors ...
An examination of the record before us, together with a limited consideration of the affidavits offered by the government, convinces us that the issues are real and warrant a hearing on the matter where sworn testimony can be taken, with each party enjoying the right of cross- examination in matters which are largely subjective in nature and ...