The Most Important Cross Examination Question (Don't forget this!!!)

There's one cross examination question that you should ALWAYS ask! In this short video, I break down a powerful cross examination technique that you should bring to the courtroom and explain how to cross examine a witness with it.

Remember -- the purpose of cross examination is to nuke the other side's direct examination while simultaneously telling your client's story. This cross examination example will show you how to do that.

Watch the video to check out this cross examination tip!
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[joeykassing]

This question gave me chills. I was like. Dang I'm using that

[mylegalacademy]

This is great! Cross-examination is definitely something you must master if you are a litigator.

[powerhouse]

Something I didn't think of,
That was great advice 👍
The latest witness I had did end up admitting in a odd way but anyway to
"Blaming the girl/victim" for crimes that he committed,
Which is a common tactic of criminals to point the finger at someone else to take the heat off themselves.

[mrskinner]

I have traffic court trial soon. Thanks for the tips. Representing myself

[callmechowdree]

“So that’s the decision you decided to make?”

[nora-jeanparadis]

Super helpful advice for a self-representing litigant dealing with deceitful witnesses.

[lowkeyscustomcars]

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2 separate custody attempts
an my 4 shity lawyers,
your videos an me as my childs lawyer an by the way im not an attorney,
im just not the pos drug addict an abusive parent, that constantly gets caught in lies an disobeys every state guideline an court order !
Your awsome man an ive watched an read so much over the years an honesty i feel like you have helped me more than 4 lawyers an over 100k spent ! How much do i owe you bro ?
LoL cause your worth every dime !

[petergreen]

Thank you very much for your advice and help

[kevinp]

I can see how that question could hit at the credibility of a witness who had a some type of role in the issue. But, if you’re cross examining a witness that is being used to establish a timeline or to testify only to what they saw or heard, this question seems irrelevant. You want to introduce something that contradicts their statement or attack their assertion of being accurate and positive of what they saw or what time/how long something took place.

[amosho]

This is actually a very good closure question in cross!

[copperspartan]

I can see the utility of this question in some circumstances, but I think it is being too broadly prescribed. I’m a defense witness in a case where the defendant has been falsely accused by a lunatic with a questionable relationship to the prosecutor. I would be happy to answer this, and it won’t help the prosecutor’s case in the slightest.

[teresaplays]

Hi, my question is; Can the accuser or the complainant or witness not be in court, for preliminary examination

[scottsmith]

This question strikes me as a dirty lawyer trick. The witness is forced to agree, thus making it sound like he made more of a conscious decision than perhaps he did. We all make 1000's of decisions per day.

[kaleabond]

Im doing a mock trial for homeschool this year...and I got picked to be cross-examination. #ChallengB #CC

[nofacenokase]

Question. Can a lawyer stipulate to facts not readily proved? Like of someone charged with accessory before the fact to murder, goes to trial by himself without the murder being proved and without the principal also present at trial because the principal was unable to be tried at the time because he was being evaluated to see if he was incompetent to stand trial so there was no conviction of the actual murder at the time the other guy went to trial for the accessory before the fact to murder charge. Was lawyer highly ineffective for stipulating to murder just so the State was now able to go forward with the trial against the one charged with the accessory before the fact to murder charge? This is a question no one seems to have the answer to. Thank you!

[moxeman]

Isn't the point of cross to only ask yes/no questions you already know the answer to? The word 'so' invites an explanation you don't know the answer to.

[dutchtea]

Your “question” is a declarative statement. Questions begin with who, what, where, when, why, how or with a helping verb.

[spinshaw]

When doing a cross examination and knowngly that the witness made a mistake but the witness is certain, what are the best techniques for him to see that maybe he did make a mistake and also so the jury can see that he made a mistake as well?

[countrygirl]

I want to get prepared to up coming family jury trail

[waleedyousif]

There is a criminal case against me, but I won the case. Because there was no witness or accused person. And now another prosecutor reauthorized the case and still there is unknown accused person or complainant! Because the court record does not contain any information for the accused person or the complainant and who is this person, only a name on the case papers for a person, and there is no information in the court record of who he is, an address or photo identification.
Please what can I do against this fake case
Thank you very much