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What (who) is examination-in-chief - definition

THE IN-TRIAL QUESTIONING OF A WITNESS BY THE PARTY WHO HAS CALLED THEM TO TESTIFY

Examination-in-chief; Examination in chief; Favorable witness

examination-in-chief

¦ noun Law the questioning of a witness by the party which has called that witness to give evidence, in support of the case being made.

direct examination

n. the first questioning of a witness during a trial or deposition (testimony out of court), as distinguished from cross-examination by opposing attorneys and redirect examination when the witness is again questioned by the original attorney. See also: cross-examination deposition testimony witness

Direct examination

The direct examination or examination-in-chief is one stage in the process of [evidence from witnesses in a court of law]. Direct examination is the questioning of a witness by the lawyer/side/party that called such witness in a [[trial.

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Direct examination

The direct examination or examination-in-chief is one stage in the process of adducing evidence from witnesses in a court of law. Direct examination is the questioning of a witness by the lawyer/side/party that called such witness in a trial. Direct examination is usually performed to elicit evidence in support of facts which will satisfy a required element of a party's claim or defense.

In direct examination, one is generally prohibited from asking leading questions. This prevents a lawyer from feeding answers to a favorable witness. An exception to this rule occurs if one side has called a witness, but it is either understood or becomes clear, that the witness is hostile to the calling lawyer's side of the controversy, the lawyer who called the witness may then ask the court to declare the person on the stand a hostile witness. If the court does so, the lawyer may thereafter ask witness leading questions during direct examination.

The techniques of direct examination are taught in courses on trial advocacy. Each direct examination is integrated with the overall case strategy through either a theme and theory or, with more advanced strategies, a line of effort.

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Examples of use of examination-in-chief

1. He gave his statements in Court in January 2001 and has been absconding since the completion of his examination in chief (in which he was declared hostile by the court). Salman Khan was sentenced in the two poaching cases, but Dulani remained elusive.