Rule 611

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Rule 611 is a provision in the Federal Rules of Evidence that governs the court’s control over the mode and order of examining witnesses and presenting evidence to ensure effective truth-finding and fairness.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rule 611 canonical 2
Federal Rule of Evidence 611 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of the Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ
rule of evidence ⓘ
aimsAt avoiding wasting time ⓘ
effective procedures for determining the truth ⓘ
protecting witnesses from harassment or undue embarrassment ⓘ
aimsToBalance efficiency ⓘ
fairness to witnesses and parties ⓘ
truth-finding ⓘ
allows court to permit inquiry into additional matters as if on direct examination ⓘ
appliesTo cross-examination ⓘ
direct examination ⓘ
recross examination ⓘ
redirect examination ⓘ
authorizes reasonable control by the court ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 28 of the United States Code Appendix (Federal Rules of Evidence) ⓘ
concerns court’s control over mode and order of examining witnesses and presenting evidence ⓘ
leading questions ⓘ
scope of cross-examination ⓘ
defaultRule cross-examination should not go beyond the subject matter of the direct examination and matters affecting the witness’s credibility ⓘ
leading questions should not be used on direct examination ⓘ
exception leading questions are ordinarily permitted on cross-examination ⓘ
leading questions are ordinarily permitted when a party calls a hostile witness ⓘ
leading questions are ordinarily permitted when a party calls a witness identified with an adverse party ⓘ
leading questions are ordinarily permitted when a party calls an adverse party ⓘ
leading questions may be used as necessary to develop the witness’s testimony ⓘ
governs mode of examining witnesses ⓘ
order of examining witnesses ⓘ
presentation of evidence ⓘ
grantsDiscretionOver mode of interrogation ⓘ
order of proof ⓘ
grantsPowerTo trial court ⓘ
hasShortTitle Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence ⓘ
influences trial advocacy practices in U.S. federal courts ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal courts ⓘ
linked to: U.S. federal courts
legalSystem United States law ⓘ
partOf Federal Rules of Evidence ⓘ
purpose to avoid wasting time ⓘ
to make procedures effective for determining the truth ⓘ
to protect witnesses from harassment or undue embarrassment ⓘ
relatedTo credibility of witnesses ⓘ
judicial discretion ⓘ
trial management ⓘ
section Rule 611(a) ⓘ
Rule 611(b) ⓘ
Rule 611(c) ⓘ
usedBy federal trial judges ⓘ
litigators in federal court ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Rule of Evidence 1006 → distinguishedFrom → Federal Rule of Evidence 611 ⓘ
linked to: Rule 611
Reg NMS → ruleNumber → Rule 611 ⓘ