The veteran editor, asked to answer allegations that an article about Grant's love life might have been obtained by phone hacking, made plain his resentment that he was being subjected to further cross-examination.
During further cross-examination from Edis, Brooks said she understood that Mulcaire had worked for the paper under her editorship, adding that she assumed he was engaged in legitimate work.
It asked "for leave to recall the prosecution witness David Schnall for further cross-examination, and to question Mr. Schnall concerning his mental health, and in particular whether he suffers from paranoid and/or delusional beliefs or perceptions which may affect his reliability and credibility as a witness".
Several of the witnesses were the victims of multiple rapes, and further cross-examination would run the risk of re-traumatisation.
It did so because the evidence was purely "crime base" evidence relating to the takeover of a municipality and, as such, did not involve such a critical element or important issue as to require further cross-examination.
It does, however, stress that a victim or witness may be recalled for further cross-examination if lawyers need to question them about points that were not apparent at the time the recording was made.
Explain further with your cross examination the physical ability to run at a safe speed, safely park the automobile, exit the vehicle, stand in the street, walk without support, and walk while handcuffed behind his (or her) back.
Cross examination is not constrained to issues only raised in the direct examination.
Green was also unshaken in his recollection under cross examination.
Talk about lackluster cross examination!
The cross examination only got more contentious.
