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In most cases you can, as long as the judge is not presiding over the current case. However, it is best to ask a legal lawyer this question on a case by case basis.
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When can a judge question the witness in court?
Anytime. But, usually after prosecution and defence rests.
Can you get a ticket for disobeying a police officer in court when you ask him a question?
In court, the judge decides what questions may and may not be asked of a witness, including a police officer. The only way you could receive a ticket or be arrested for asking a question in court would be if you had been directed by the judge not to ask a certain question.
What does sustained and overruled mean?
sustained means: that the judge agrees with the objection and the witness does not have to answer the question Overruled means: that the judge disagrees with the objection and the witness DOES have to answer the question
When will the judge intervene in eh adversary system?
the judge will intervene when matter of procedure are concerned and in criminal cases will occasionally question witnesses or call their witness
What are the major parts of a court case?
judge,jury,witness,lawyer,victom
What is a statement in court my witness about what someone has told the witness not what the witness actually saw it's usually not allowed by the judge?
This is hearsay, which is a secondary source of information that is not allowed.
Who decides whether someone is an expert witness?
The judge. The defense or prosecution can object. If the judge overrules them the disposition can be appealed.
What does the term sustained mean in court?
"Sustained" is one of the two possible rulings on an objection raised by one of the attorneys. If an attorney asks an improper question, or a witness gives an inappropriate answer, the attorney for the opposite side (or, in the case of the inappropriate answer, the attorney asking the question) will object. The judge can then sustain the objection, saying "The question (or answer) is improper," or say the objection is "overruled"," meaning the question is proper and the witness may answer, or the witness' answer is accepted and the attorney should ask his next question.
What is a superior judge?
I believe the question refers to a judge who happens to sit on the bench of a Superior Court - hence a Superior Court Judge.
Who swear in witness during the trial?
The clerk of the court, most often. Sometimes the bailiff. Sometimes the judge.
When a judge sustains an objection to a question what does mean?
The judge feels that a rule of the court has been broken. *
What will the court issue if the person will not testify for a person?
A witness who does not wish to testify in a court action; with the permission of the court, can be treated as a hostile witness which gives the attorney's much more leeway in questioning them. In addition, the judge has the option of holding them in contempt of court and (if it is a criminal trial) the prosecutor can charge them with Obstruction of Justice.
