Tag: witness questioning

Berghuis v. Thompkins

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Following is the case brief for Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010). Case Summary of Berghuis v. Thompkins Thompkins was suspected of shooting someone.  He was interrogated by police after being advised of his Miranda warnings.  He remained largely silent but implicated himself in the killing at the end of the lengthy interrogation. The trial court denied a motion to suppress the […]

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Cross Examination

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Cross-examination is the legal process of interrogating a witness that has been called to testify by the opposing party in a legal proceeding. When a party calls a witness to testify in court, he must follow certain rules in questioning the witness. This is called “direct examination.” Once this questioning is finished, the opposing party is given an opportunity to […]

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