Rule No. 9 of 12:\tThe successful cross-examiner has a good beginning and good ending to the cross-examination of the witness.
\nIf counsel is prepared through proper investigation and discovery, counsel can start off strong and end strong. A good beginning gets the cross-examination rolling and prepared ending gets counsel down if he needs to get down without being too badly damaged by the opponent\u2019s witness. Again, this all goes back to another rule, which is to prepare cross-examination in advance of trial.
\nWhen one looks over their file materials, prior depositions, statements and other information in the file, one should be able to come up with an outline that starts off with a favorable point to be made for the client\u2019s case and after discussing other pertinent matters within the witness\u2019s purview, ends with another favorable point also helpful to the client\u2019s case. It\u2019s always detrimental if cross-examination ends on a low note where a blow is struck and the cross-examination is unsuccessful and the client\u2019s case hurt. To avoid this, a good beginning and a good ending prepared in advance of trial will assist counsel in adhering to this rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rule No. 9 of 12: The successful cross-examiner has a good beginning and good ending to the cross-examination of the witness. If counsel is prepared through proper investigation and discovery, counsel can start off strong and end strong. A good beginning gets the cross-examination rolling and prepared ending gets counsel down if he needs to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-32375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-injury-wrongful-death","tag-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"\n