direct examination
Americannoun
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Unlike a lawyer conducting direct examination of their own client, Savitt was allowed to lead, she instructed Musk.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
By combining direct examination with informed reconstruction, they mapped out how nerves, blood vessels, and air passages likely fit inside the skull.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
That contradicts what he told jurors during Tuesday’s direct examination, when he claimed to have a specific memory of Trump in instructing him to cover up the Stormy encounter.
From Slate • May 16, 2024
Earlier in direct examination, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Cohen about his years of loyalty for Trump that ended in a federal prison sentence and emotional and personal pain.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
I had done the direct examination of all of the witnesses and was surprised when I realized that it was already 5:00 p.m.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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