Leading questions may also be used in a more casual setting‚ such as a conversation between friends‚ relatives‚ or coworkers. In a leading question‚ the questioner uses language which suggests a particular answer. For example‚ instead of asking a witness on the stand “where were you on the night of December 20th‚ 1967‚” the questioner would say: “you were driving to Maine on the night of December 20th‚ 1967‚ were you not?” The difference between these two examples is quite clear. The first question
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cross-examination is to find the truth and defection of falsehood in human testimony. It is design to destroy or weaken the force of evidence a witness has already given in person or elicit something into your favour which he has not stated to discredit him by showing object of cross-examination from a litigious standpoint. Whether a prosecution witness once had impeachment proceeding completed against him‚ ought to be still cross examined by the defence counsel or not ? The matter about the cross-examined
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The pressure a witness feels in a lineup to choose a suspect can be a great one. Often times the witness looks to the police officer for guidance. When a witness is not sure they may identify a suspect and after ask the police officer how well they did and if they choose the right person. When conducting a lineup‚ a police officer should be careful not to give feedback or confirmation. When a police officer simply says “good job” even if the witness chooses wrong‚ it can cause a huge confident boost
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knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue‚ a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge‚ skill‚ experience‚ training‚ or education‚ may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise‚ if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data‚ (2) the testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods‚ and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.” In Bowles v. Virginia
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Unconscious transference is when a witness misidentifies an innocent person for a criminal. This is because the witness has seen the individual before‚ and is therefore part of his/ her memory. These defendant identifications are very persuasive to a jury since it provides them with proof that the defendant is guilty in the witness’s eyes. But‚ unconscious interference that the witness deals with can lead to many uncertainties and problematic issues. Firstly‚ it is not uncommon for witnesses to
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Lawyer- Alice Judge- Mr. Reinhold Witness 1- Aztec merchant‚ Pochteca‚ Ollin Cuatl Witness 2- Spanish soldier‚ Aaron Vann Introduction- Lawyer- For the start I would like to thank your honour and members of the Jury‚ taking up your valuable time. My name is Alice Shiaw and as a lawyer‚ I am here to argue Hernan Cortez was guilty of the crime of destroying the indigenous culture of the Aztecs and I will be defending the Aztecs. I will prove his guilt by providing evidence that the Aztec economy
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examination transcripts involving the same witness. One the Friendly Counsel; the other the Cross-Examination: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach.’ After further research since the research proposal (Ferguson‚ 2012)‚ the terminology has been altered. The terminology is now in accordance with An Introduction to Forensic Linguistics: Language in Evidence (Coulthard and Johnson‚ 2007). Friendly Counsel indicates that the witness being questioned is their witness. Cross-Examination indicates that
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the big picture of the case so it was interesting to see it continue. The trial started off with expert witnesses the first one was called by the defense counsel. The expert witness was a doctor the defense counsel first asked him questions to establish the credibility of the witness. The defense counsel then asked his witness if he looked at the plaintiffs’ MRI and x-rays and he said yes. Then‚ the defense council continued asking if the expert found anything when looking at the plaintiffs’ physicians
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that there must be two pieces of evidence‚ to prove each essential fact. For example‚ DNA evidence could corroborate an eye witness testimony‚ proving person X committed a crime. This corroboration requirement no longer applies in civil cases‚ with the exception of some areas of family law‚ such as divorce‚ when another individual‚ not party to the marriage‚ must act as ’witness’‚ however this is not referred to as corroboration. Most legal disputes which get to court involve a dispute about the facts
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formal than street language. In the first transcript the purpose of the detective whom is communicating with the witness is in charge because he starts the conversation off as he speaks first‚ and to show control he asks a question “So your boy’s name is what?” – This shows the control‚ but another purpose is to ask question to solve the crime that has been committed. The purpose of the witness is to show the behavior of how he responds to the detective and uses accent‚ dialect‚ sociolect (The dialect
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