Order of Examination

[Kyung]

I've got the basics down, I think.

Direct Examination
Cross Examination (Cross-Examination) with or without hyphen?
Redirect Examination
Recross Examination (again the hyphen question)
Further Redirect
Further Recross

But what about Rebuttal witnesses.

If a witness has been examined and crossed, and then brought back as a Rebuttal witness, do I call it Redirect or do I call it Rebuttal or what?

Any help or clarification would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Kyung

[Kathrynne Campos-Gil]

My understanding is that it is rebuttal. The attorneys or court will usually mention it is rebuttal, and rebuttal is after the defense has rested. Hope this helps.

Cross-examination is with a hypen, and recross-examination is with a hypen.

[Kyung]

So should I call it Rebuttal examination?

[Holly]

Hi. I had this situation come up within the past year and a seasoned reporter at my courthouse said to use DIRECT EXAMINATION, CROSS and so on.

Holly

[Kyung]

Ah.

Thanks. Very helpful.

[Anthony D. Frisolone]

And following up to Trina's comment, you should not the witnesses on rebuttal as a separate section of the index.

[Kyung]

Thank you all so much.

Exactly what I was looking for.

[kathy - iamwrdsmth]

perhaps you've all got the answer I've been looking for!!

how do I show it when a witness is called under 776?

I put in my transcript:

776 EXAMINATION
BY MRS. XXX

but how do i show it when the other atty asks questions of the witness?

is it CROSS-EXAMINATION or 776 CROSS-EXAMINATION or something else?


here's a second question:

in family law, the attys frequently call their clients as witnesses.
so if the petitioner atty calls the respondent (client) as his witness,
how do I label it when the respondent atty cross-examines the
respondent (his own client) is it redirect examination or cross-examination?
I asked this of the law teachers at the local court reporting school and
they didn't have an answer.
does anyone here?
thanks,
kathy

[kathy - iamwrdsmth]

thanks, Laurie! I appreciate your response.

in my memory, somewhere I was told to put

776 EXAMINATION

on the index page as a separate section from EXAMINATION

but I can't remember how to show cross-examination of a
776 witness in this separate 776 EX section.

and I agree with you and your judge and I have been using
cross-examination of the witness who was called under 776.

thanks,
kahty