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the witness is subject to cross-examination about the prior statement. [4] There is no requirement that the prior consistent statement have been made under oath at a prior trial or hearing. A form of prior consistent statement excepted from this rule is that of prior identification by the witness of another person in a lineup. [citation needed]
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). A redirect ...
the witness is subject to cross-examination about the prior statement. (801(d)(1), 2014, Federal Rules of Evidence by Muller and Kirkpatrick) A prior inconsistent statement offered solely for impeachment purposes is admissible regardless of whether it satisfies those requirements.
A leading question is a question that suggests a particular answer and contains information the examiner is looking to have confirmed. [1] The use of leading questions in court to elicit testimony is restricted in order to reduce the ability of the examiner to direct or influence the evidence presented.
(The Center Square) – Knowledge of unlawfulness is one of the issues that Judge John Robert Blakey expects to clarify when he prepares jury instructions at the bribery and racketeering trial of ...
[4] [5] [6] That is, impeachment of a witness as to a collateral fact can only be accomplished by intrinsic methods such as questioning. [ 7 ] Although this test is not found in the Federal Rules of Evidence explicitly it has been imported from the common law under rules 403 and 611 .
Aside from saying that the House of Representatives has the sole power of impeachment and the Senate has the sole power to try impeachment charges, along with stipulating what constitutes an ...
(The Center Square) – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has returned to the witness stand for additional cross-examination at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago ...