Difference between revisions of "India Criminal Defense Manual - Client Interview"
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|Can you tell me about the first time you drunk alcohol? | |Can you tell me about the first time you drunk alcohol? | ||
|How old were you when you started drinking alcohol? | |How old were you when you started drinking alcohol? | ||
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| + | '''When to Use Closed Questions''' | ||
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| + | When you need to obtain specific information such as birth dates or identification numbers, a witnesses' short response is fitting. You will also probably use more closed questions toward the end of the interview. Additionally, some witnesses may be confused by open-ended questions. In these situations, you will need to adapt your questioning to fit the witness's ability to answer questions. | ||
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| + | ===2. Leading Questions=== | ||
| + | Leading questions will often elicit unreliable answers. | ||
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| + | !Leading | ||
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| + | |I'm sure you loved all of your children equally, didn't you? | ||
| + | | When your children were small, how were they different from each other? | ||
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| + | |You never knew what Vijay and his friends were up to, did you? | ||
| + | | Tell me about your relationship with Vijay before he was arrested. | ||
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| + | |Visay does not know how to read, does he? | ||
| + | |What kind of student was Vijay? | ||
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