It can be said that direct and cross-examination are the central features of the trial, and essential to examinations are the exhibits sought to be introduced in evidence. Each proffered exhibit must ...

Q: I am being called as a witness in a criminal case. This is because I was at a restaurant when two guys got into it. I saw first hand what happened. One of them initiated it and wound up knocked out ...

Cross-examination is the stuff of drama in fictional courtroom depictions. The savvy lawyer taking on a hostile witness on the stand—these are the moments TV and movie audiences live for. However, the ...

As a witness prepares to testify in trial, the big fear is often cross-examination. While the direct questioning by the witness’s own attorney is seen as the “easy part” (friendly, open-ended ...

Former President Trump’s criminal trial is expected to resume Monday with Michael Cohen on the stand for the third day of cross-examination by defense attorneys. Cohen, who previously served as ...

Preparing for and taking a deposition means playing the long game. What you do at the deposition arms you for cross-examination at trial—as long as you handle the deposition with trial cross squarely ...

Catching up on Donald Trump’s hush money trial? Find highlights from days one and two of Michael Cohen’s testimony, plus why Cohen’s credibility is key to the case. NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors’ star ...