The questioning of a witness by the attorney who first called the witness.
the initial questioning of any witness by the attorney who calls the witness to the stand, to bring out evidence for the fact finder. Compare with cross-examination.
The first set of questions asked of a witness by the party who called them to court.
An attorney's initial questioning of his or her own witness.
See "Cross Examination," above.
A lawyer's questioning of witnesses that he or she has called to provide testimony.
The first questioning of a witness by the party representing that witness. See also cross examination.
an attorney's (or pro se litigant's) examination of his/her own client or witness, in the case-in-chief.
The questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party on whose behalf the witness is called.
questions asked by the attorney who called the witness to testify at trial.
questions that a lawyer asks his/her own witness.
The first interrogation of a witness by the party on whose behalf he is called.
The period in which the prosecuting attorney questions a witness. During this time, the prosecutor will be trying to help you establish your story.
Questioning of a witness by counsel who introduced the witness.
The first questioning of witnesses by the party on whose behalf they are called.
open-ended questions asked to get a witness to report relevant information to a jury or judge panel; asked by the attorney who called the witness
When an attorney for one side asks questions of a witness that he or she calls to the stand to give testimony during a hearing or trial.
The questioning of a witness by the party who produced the witness.
The first interrogation of a witness by the party who calls the witness to testify in his case.
questioning of a witness in a trial, or at the taking of a deposition, by the party for whom the witness is testifying.
The first questioning of a witness by the party on whose behalf the witness was called.
The evidence given during questioning by the lawyer who called the witness. This is also called examination-in-chief.
Questions which the lawyers ask their own clients or witnesses called.
First questioning of a witness by the party who called him/her.
Questioning of a witness by the lawyer who called that witness.
period of questioning in a trial when the lawyers of one side question their own witnesses
In the case of a defense lawyer, a favorable witness we call (or the defendant himself in some cases) would be subject to a direct examination. The prosecutor would then be allowed to cross-examine the witness.
The questioning of witnesses by the party who called them to testify.
The first examination of a witness upon a matter that is not within the scope of a previous examination of the witness.
he first interrogation of a witness by the party on whose behalf the witness is called
Questioning of a witness by the party on whose behalf the witness was called to testify.
The first questioning of a witness during a trial or deposition.
Questioning of one's own witness during a trial. Contrast with Cross-examination.