Includes index.

Contents: Cross-examination and testimonial faith -- Theory of proof and testimonial appreciation -- The Cross examiner's theory and preparation of cases -- Art of interrogation -- Art of no cross-examination and technical restraint -- Examination of witnesses -- Develop a pleasant style -- Conduct your testimonial operations tactfully -- Demeanour of witness and cross-examiner -- Detection of falsehood -- Falsify for mistaken sense - perception -- Cross-examination regarding identity -- Sex affecting human testimony -- Age affecting testimony of child witnesses -- Contradictions and inconsistencies -- Cross-examination as to credit -- Psychological cross-examination -- Cross-examination as to probabilities -- Cross-examination of exaggerating and buoyant witnesses -- Cross-examination of experts -- Cross-examination of experts [handwriting, forgery and typewriting] -- Cross-examination of experts of finger-prints, foot-pints and poroscopy -- Cross-examination of insanity experts and insanes, psychopaths, deaf and drunks -- Cross-examination on medicine and surgery -- Hostile and treacherous witness -- Cross-examination of plaintiff of main witness -- Cross-examination of accomplices (approvers, accerssories of facts, bribe-takers and givers, informers, spies, decoys etc.) -- Cross-examination of accused -- Cross-examination as to alibi -- Cross-examination of public officials and official witnesses -- Cross-examination of a lawyer -- Cross-examination of police witnesses -- Professional ethics and cross-examination -- Argument and persuasion -- Right of cross -examination -- Control and scope of cross-examination -- The Competency and compellability of witnesses.