{"id":7135,"date":"2019-09-30T15:34:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T23:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainingpips.com\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=7135"},"modified":"2020-01-04T05:59:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T13:59:24","slug":"leading-the-witness","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/app.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/leading-the-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading the Witness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asking a question during a trial or <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_8818f5534059b37d2423df87e324a968\" href=\"https:\/\/app.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/deposition\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">deposition<\/a> which puts words in the mouth of the witness or suggests the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" 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data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">adverse<\/a> witness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asking a question during a trial or <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_8818f5534059b37d2423df87e324a968\" href=\"https:\/\/app.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/deposition\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">deposition<\/a> which puts words in the mouth of the witness or suggests the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_c62abcc6cdb787b14c338d7f7d3fcea6\" href=\"https:\/\/app.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/answer\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">answer<\/a>, which is improper questioning of a witness called by that attorney, but is proper in cross-examination or allowed if a witness is declared by the <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_7a9c2ee0e4c7498e7021a8835bf8fec8\" href=\"https:\/\/app.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/judge\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">judge<\/a> to be a hostile or <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_a9b21471961af89e9e4b8380a009bd1a\" href=\"https:\/\/app.trainingpips.com\/index.php\/glossary\/adverse\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">adverse<\/a> 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