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Redirect examination
Redirect examination is commonly used in the American court system. It is one of the most accurate ways to make sure that the total truth about a particular event is brought to the surface and the results of the cross-examination are cleared of any lack of clarity. Therefore this is an essential aspect of the law. Even though most witnesses do not like it, it comes out clearly to the law enforcers if a person made a mistake and lied. Redirect examination can be followed immediately by cross-examination (Lubet, 109). Therefore it can be generally termed to response to the cross-examination and provide clarity of the question at hand. The benefits of allowing a party who calls a witness to the court to have a redirect examination of the witness are varied. First of all, the party will ask all the questions that were not asked during the cross-examination (Lubet, 187). This, therefore, serves to make the information provided as straightforward as possible. However, in those cases whereby the witness still does not provide quality information for the case in hand to be able to go on or for the law enforcers to determine the course of the case, then there can be a re-cross examination as well as an additional redirect examination (Lubet, 188). Therefore, the public benefit is the provision of clarity that is much needed for the case and not provided during the cross-examination. Therefore the witness is to respond, explain and clarify the information presented in cross-examination.
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Lubet, S. “Modern Trial Advocacy: Analysis and Practice. Notre Dame.” Indiana: National Institute for Trial Advocacy (1997).
