How are you employed?
How much schooling have you had?
How do
you
plead? .
How do
you
plead to the charge contained in cotint )? ·
How
do
you
-recognize that (exhibit, etc.)?
How
can
you
tell
(whe~er
you've
seen that exhibit before, etc.)? .
What
are
your
current duties?
What
h~ppened
_next?
..
· .
What,
if
anything, did you do?
What,
if
anything. did you say?
What
is
People's
exhibit number (one, etc.) for identification?.
What
is
the
Governmenfs recommendation? ·
What
is
your
current
assi~ent?
What is
your
immigratiqn status? .
What
were
the lighting conditions (at.that intersection,
in
the store, etc.)?
. .
What
were
the weather conditions that (day, night, etc.)?
Where
was
(the car, etc.)
in
relation to the (building entrance; driveway,-etc.)?
Requests
for
pennission
At this
ti.ril.e
· I
would
like to read (a letter, etc.).
Could
I have a
brief
voir dire?
Could we have a sidebar?
I
move
to strike
(th.e
answer, ·etc.). .
I would like
to
ac:t~e
the
court
(that' the. defendant
"is
. not
present~
etc.)
I would
ask
that
the
court instruct the witness (to answer yes
or
no,
etc~)
I would
ask
most respectfully, your Honor, for a ruling.
If
it please the
court
..
.
Let
me
call
your
attention to (that evening, etc.) ·
Let
me
direct your attention to (the picture in front
of
you, etc.)
May
I approach the bench?
May
I beg the court's indulgence for a moment?
May
I call my first witness?
May
I have the witness approach (the blackboard, etc.)?
May
I inquire?
May I publish these (photographs, etc.) to the jury?
May
it
please the court ...
May we approach?
May we
get
a ruling?
May we have a short recess?
May we see you at sidebar, your Honor?
Move to strike; there's no question before the witness.
Your Honor, may the jury be instructed
to
disregard (the answer, etc.)
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