Final Flashcards
redirect examination
follows cross examination
offer of proof
preserves excluded evidence
leading question
answer is implied in the question
occurence witness
has relevant firsthand knowledge
refreshing
uses document to aid witness recall
record witness
testifies from official documents
affidavit
written witness statement
expert witness
has special training or experience
direct examination
questioning one’s own witness
character witness
testifies to defendant’s credibility
who should be center stage during the direct examination?
the witness
who should be center stage during the cross?
the crossing attorney
does an attorney have to have a witness affidavit/visual aid admitted into evidence in order to question from it?
no
does a direct examination have to proceed chronologically?
no
are you stipulated facts automatically part of the record in mock trial?
no