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"Tell me more" "Can I just tell you anything I like, or is there something in particular that you'd like me to tell you?" That's part of his boxing-in strateg
by denton-scratch 5y ago
"Tell me more"
"Can I just tell you anything I like, or is there something in particular that you'd like me to tell you?"
That's part of his boxing-in strategy, I think. As a juror, I think I'd be unimpressed by an examiner asking such an open non-question. As a witness, it would make me angry (which someone up-thread has noted would mean I've lost that hand).
Also, if I'm not sure, then I'm not going to testify under oath that I am sure. Asking me repeatedly is badgering, and it won't change my answer.
- smarx007 5y agoNo, this is a shrewd defense against a witness saying in court "but the opposing lawyer didn't let me speak and only told me to answer their questions, that's why it's not in the deposition".
- denton-scratch 5y agoHmm, I looked up "deposition". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_(law)#Australia,_England_and_Wales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_(law)#Australia,_En... As I was beginning to suspect, I didn't understand what a deposition is; we don't have it here. Witnesses make a statement, but they can't be questioned by the opposition pre-trial.
- DannyBee 5y ago"That's part of his boxing-in strategy, I think. As a juror, I think I'd be unimpressed by an examiner asking such an open non-question" For cross-examination (IE in the presence of a jury), you might ask it differently. For deposition, you wouldn't. Deposition is entered into evidence, but when it comes to a jury hearing them, they are usually excerpts.