bae40f01__California___County_of_Orange__Definition
[Term] Direct Examination [Definition] 
This is where your witnesses give testimony. Ask witnesses clear and direct questions one at a time; ask questions that help bring out the facts you want the judge or jury to hear. Find documents, other people (witnesses), or photographs that help the credibility of your version of the facts. You may not use people, letters, or notes that say they heard something from someone else, unless the "someone else" is the opposing party to your case. Witnesses should stick to the facts of specific things they saw and heard, not talk about how they feel.
The Superior Court of California - County of Orange
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