The King looked anxiously at the White Rabbit, who said in a low voice, `Your Majesty must cross-examine THIS witness.'
`Call the next witness.' And he added in an undertone to the Queen, `Really, my dear, YOU must cross-examine the next witness.
The colonel, thinking it all over, made up his mind not to pursue the matter further, but then for his own satisfaction proceeded to
cross-examine Vronsky about his interview; and it was a long while before he could restrain his laughter, as Vronsky described how the government clerk, after subsiding for a while, would suddenly flare up again, as he recalled the details, and how Vronsky, at the last half word of conciliation, skillfully maneuvered a retreat, shoving Petritsky out before him.
All who from envy and malice have persuaded you--some of them having first convinced themselves--all this class of men are most difficult to deal with; for I cannot have them up here, and cross-examine them, and therefore I must simply fight with shadows in my own defence, and argue when there is no one who answers.
And if the person with whom I am arguing, says: Yes, but I do care; then I do not leave him or let him go at once; but I proceed to interrogate and examine and cross-examine him, and if I think that he has no virtue in him, but only says that he has, I reproach him with undervaluing the greater, and overvaluing the less.
"You are going to
cross-examine me, Clara, so don't deny it.
Butler, K.C., sprang to his feet in an extraordinary stillness, and said quite calmly: "Your lordship will allow me to
cross-examine?" And then, without stopping, he shot at Brown the apparently disconnected question: "You have heard about this dagger; you know the experts say the crime was committed with a short blade?"
Defence counsels will
cross-examine NAB investigation officer, Nadir Abbas, in the next hearing of the case.
Moreover, it said, the courts had also failed to address the genuine and legitimate concern of the petitioner that if she was not allowed to
cross-examine a set of witnesses together then her defence would be prematurely disclosed which was going to severely prejudice her case.
'After preparation, counsel should try their best to
cross-examine all witnesses on the same day,' advised the SC.
The application added, 'To present a witness is the right of one respondent and to
cross-examine them is the right of the other respondent.' Singer Meesha in her application further requested the apex court to declare the LHC's decision null and void and allow the cross-examination of the witnesses.
Rosa had already testified but the accused's lawyer refused to
cross-examine her as he was away attending court at the time.