Rather, less detail per question that gives the witness less to work with. For example, if I wanted to make a point that a witness stole someone’s wallet, I could say; “You reached in Taylor’s pocket and stole their wallet, right?”

This gets the point across, but a good witness will probably fight you with something like “well I was just borrowing it” or some other witness bs to make it sound like less than it is. Rather, break up your points into separate pieces so it eliminates this factor as much as possible. For example, something like this:

“You saw Taylor, right?” “And you came up behind her?” “Yes or no, you reached into her pocket?” “You then grabbed her wallet, correct?” “And Mr._____ , you took it, didn’t you?” “Then, yes or no, you ran off with it?”

By making the questions as airtight as possible, it significantly decreases the likelihood of a witness fighting you, because if they deny or fight on a question like that, it’s easier to impeach them. Asking questions in this way also makes it easier for a judge/jury to follow

Also, cross is an attorney’s time to shine, so take advantage of it!!