Transcription of Cross-Examination
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Cross-Examination For ProsecutorsThe National Traffic Law Center is a program of the National District Attorneys Association. This document was prepared under Cooperative Agreement Number DTNH22-05-H-05166 from the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Department of Transportation, NHTSA, or the National District Attorneys Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .. iv PREFACE .. v OBJECTIVES FOR CROSS-E XAMINATION .. 1 PREPARATION ..2 Reviewing the case file .. 2 Interviewing all witnesses .. 3 Visiting the scene .. 3 Anticipating the defense .. 4 METHODS OF Cross-Examination .. 6 Gaining Concessions .. 6 Reiterating and Emphasizing Facts .. 7 New Facts .. 8 Alternative Facts .. 8 Deleted Facts.
examination of fact witnesses will differ from that of expert witnesses but a prosecutor’s goals remain the same. Choosing the type and form of cross-examination, therefore, should be done in light of the State’s theory of the case and organized in …
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