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Mayers declined to take the witness stand during the trial.
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
But defendants generally decline to take the witness stand, choosing instead to avoid a potentially brutal cross-examination that might discredit them in the eyes of the jury.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Ephron, the prosecution's star witness, accused Mayers of firing a gun at him during a confrontation in his three days on the witness stand.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Shaking down Bodhi, killing some bikers, jokingly humiliating his ex-girlfriend on the witness stand — less than ideal, but nothing you’re not supposed to be able to live with.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Deena Zaru, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2025
But defendants generally decline to take the witness stand, choosing instead to avoid a potentially brutal cross-examination that might discredit them in the eyes of the jury.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Ephron, the prosecution's star witness, accused Mayers of firing a gun at him during a confrontation in his three days on the witness stand.
—Deena Zaru, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2025
Shaking down Bodhi, killing some bikers, jokingly humiliating his ex-girlfriend on the witness stand — less than ideal, but nothing you’re not supposed to be able to live with.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for witness stand
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“Witness stand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/witness%20stand. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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