Code of Alabama - Title 12: Courts - Section 12-21-138 - Leading questions

Section 12-21-138 - Leading questions.

Leading questions are generally allowed in cross-examinations and only in these, but the court may exercise a discretion in granting the right to the party calling the witness and in refusing it to the opposite party when, from the conduct of the witness or other reason, justice requires it.

(Code 1907, §4018; Code 1923, §7732; Code 1940, T. 7, §444.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021