Direct examination is the heart of the trial. It is also your greatest challenge. You must avoid leading questions used in cross-examination, and ask open-ended questions, meaning that unlike other ...

Whether you are the witness in your own trial or called to testify on behalf of another, it is vital to the case that your testimony comes across as credible. Without credible witnesses, the case ...

Evidence columnist Michael J. Hutter explores New York's rules governing the questioning, including impeachment, of adverse parties and hostile witnesses on a party's direct case. A common occurrence ...