DRAGNET CROSS-EXAMINATION

By |August 14th, 2012|Contradiction Technique of Cross-Examination, Dragnet Cross, Single Fact Question, Your Chance to Testify|1 Comment

On the old TV series Dragnet, Sergeant Joe Friday wanted his witnesses to tell him “Just the facts, ma’am, nothing but the facts.” This objective is as important on cross-examination as it was to Sergeant Friday. On cross-examination, you want just the facts, and you want your facts in small doses. One of the basic [...]