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Unable to answer this question in this venue. There are entire textbooks devoted solely to this subject. But never forget Rule #1 - "NEVER ask a witness a question you don't already know the answer to!"
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo because according to the 6th amandment:
"In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."
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∙ 14y agoYes. They "cross-examine" the prosecutions witnesses and experts.
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∙ 13y agoMust be a prose litigant or establish with the court that he or she has limited representation from counsel.
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∙ 15y agoYes, absolutely.
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Can the prosecution cross-examine defense witnesses?
Yes, absolutely.
Can a prosecution witness be re-called to testify after the defense?
The prosecution cannot call witnesses after it closes its case (prima-facie break), it can only cross-examine witnesses called by the defense. If the proseution attempts to call a witness not on its witness list before it closes its case, the defense should object. Basic court procedure means that the Prosecution must go first and show its case, then close its case, and then it is the defense's turn; the question as presented is a violation of the normal procedures used in court.
What are the responsibilities of a prosecution lawer?
Cooperate with the DA to decide whether the evidence is sufficient to present. Prepare the case for trial. Negotiate with defense counsel for ways to avoid trial (pleas of various sorts). Subpoena witnesses, and prepare them for examination. Should the case go to trial, cross-examine defense witnesses.
When only lawyers may cross examine the witnesses in a trial in a debate the participants cross examine?
one another.
While only lawyers may cross-examine the witnesses in a trial, in a debate, the participants cross-examine?
one another.
Which amendment guarantees the rights to cross examine witnesses?
The 6th Amendment
While only lawyers may crossexamine the witnesses in a trial in a debate the participants cross examine?
One another
The accused persons must be informed of the charges against them and they have a right to cross-examine witnesses.?
6th amendment
What has the author Lewis W Lake written?
Lewis W. Lake has written: 'How to cross-examine witnesses successfully' -- subject(s): Cross-examination
While only lawyers may cross-examine the witnesses in a trial in a debate the participants crossexamine?
one another *apex
What is the purpose of cross- examination?
To ask for clarification, to expose weaknesses in the argument or evidence, to discredit the witness, or to elicit facts favorable to the party the cross-examiner is representing. "Indeed, cross-examination is arguably the essential, if not sole, purpose of a criminal trial. Opening statements, the importance of which so many lawyers underestimate, is the foundation of effective cross-examination. The opening is where the lawyer not only provides the jury with the defense's version of the facts, but details how he will cross-examine prosecution witnesses. If the lawyer wastes the invaluable opportunity afforded by the opening, leaves critical "facts" unchallenged, neglects to cite examples of the witness's duplicity, and fails to tell the jury how he will cross-examine the witnesses, it's unlikely the jury will grasp the significance of otherwise effective cross-examination."
What is the purpose of cross-examination?
In our legal system, cross-examination of witness testimony is designed to contradict the viewpoint of the opposing counsel. For example, if direct examination of a witness in a murder trial had a question that asked "Did you see the defendant at the crime scene?", defense counsel on cross-examination might ask questions about the witness' eyesight if he/she wears thick glasses or has other vision problems to cast doubt in the jury/judge's mind whether or not the witness did in fact see the defendant. In criminal cases in a jury trial, or even a trial in front of a judge only, all questions on cross are designed specifically to cast "reasonable doubt" on the prosecution's case. Civil cases are different in that all that is needed is a preponderance of evidence to show guilt.
