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The prosecution calls all the witnesses one by one. Witnesses are not allowed to sit in the courtroom, and must wait outside until they are called to testify on the stand. Each time the district attorney calls a witness for direct examination, the defense attorney is allowed to ask questions as well of the same witness as part of cross-examination.
The obligation of the individual to attend the court as a witness is enforced by a process of the court, particular process being the subpoena ad testificandum, commonly called the subpoena in the United States. This writ, or form, commands the witness, under penalty, to appear at a trial to give testimony.
In New South Wales, a court may set aside the whole, or part, of a subpoena on the basis that it is a "fishing expedition".In Lowery v Insurance Australia Ltd, the NSW Court of Appeal held that where documents requested in the schedule of a subpoena are deemed to have no relevance to the proceedings in dispute, the subpoena may be set aside as it has no legitimate forensic purpose.
Sworn testimony is evidence given by a witness who has made a commitment to tell the truth. If the witness is later found to have lied whilst bound by the commitment, they can often be charged with the crime of perjury. The types of commitment can include oaths, affirmations and promises which are explained in more detail below.
In an escalation of the criminal probe against music legend Sean "Diddy" Combs, federal prosecutors are preparing grand jury subpoenas for witnesses to testify in the sex-trafficking investigation ...
The rule also permits the trial court, in its discretion, to "allow inquiry into additional matters as if on direct examination". Many state courts do permit a lawyer to cross-examine a witness on matters not raised during direct examination, though California restricts cross-examination to "any matter within the scope of the direct examination ...
Kyle Chester De Los Reyes, 23, is accused of murdering three of his family members in their Baldwin Park home in Pomona, California around 6:48 p.m. on Dec. 26, Hochman said.
But all the freeways are a mess around here right now.” The project would add a toll express lane in each direction for I-80 from the Solano-Yolo county line in Davis to West El Camino Avenue in ...