Which term describes Direct Examination?

Which term describes Direct Examination?

• A. Cross-examination
• B. Direct Examination
• C. Opening Statement
• D. Re-Direct

Answer: (B)

Direct examination is the phase where the attorney who called the witness leads the testimony, using open-ended questions to have the witness tell the story and establish the facts that support their side. The goal is to let the witness explain events in their own words and build the narrative of the case, typically without using leading questions. This contrasts with cross-examination, where the opposing side questions the witness and can use leading questions to challenge or test what was said. Opening statements occur before any witness testifies and set out what each side plans to prove, not the process of questioning a witness. Re-direct is a follow-up examination after cross-examination to clarify or rehabilitate testimony.

Direct examination is the phase where the attorney who called the witness leads the testimony, using open-ended questions to have the witness tell the story and establish the facts that support their side. The goal is to let the witness explain events in their own words and build the narrative of the case, typically without using leading questions. This contrasts with cross-examination, where the opposing side questions the witness and can use leading questions to challenge or test what was said. Opening statements occur before any witness testifies and set out what each side plans to prove, not the process of questioning a witness. Re-direct is a follow-up examination after cross-examination to clarify or rehabilitate testimony.