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Michael Waddington is a criminal
defense lawyer, Cross-
examination expert, best-selling
author on cross-examination
techniques, and a trial consultant
that defends cases worldwide.
Mr. Waddington specializes in
defending serious criminal cases
including sex crimes, war
crimes, military sex crimes,
violent crimes, and white-collar
crimes.
Cross-Examination
Techniques - Part
1:Controlling Difficult
Witnesses on Cross-
Examination
Cross-Examination
Technique 1: Repeat the
question.
Cross-Examination
Technique 2: Repeat twice
and then reverse.
Cross-Examination Technique
3: So, your answer to my
question (insert question) is
“Yes/No?”
Cross-Examination
Technique 4: True or false.
Cross-Examination
Technique 5: Perhaps I did
not make myself clear.
Cross-Examination
Technique 6: Did you hear
the question I asked? What
was it? What is your answer
to that question?
Cross-Examination
Technique 7: There are
lots of things you want to
tell the jury?
Cross-Examination
Technique 8: Does
something prevent you
from answering yes or no?
Cross-
ExaminationTechnique 9:
Are you finished yet?
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