In what circumstances might one opt to take a deposition?
What will be an ideal response?
Because depositions are considerably more time-consuming and more expensive than interrogatories, attorneys carefully select those whom they want to depose. At a deposition, deposing counsel will be able to observe the demeanor and presentation of the witness and assess how a jury might respond to the deponent. The attorney will also be able to pursue lines of questioning more thoroughly than by using interrogatories because he or she can ask follow-up questions and observe the witnesses' body language as they respond to the questions. A court reporter, present during the deposition, prepares a transcript of everything that is said. The transcript can then be introduced at trial. For that reason an attorney may opt to depose a witness whose testimony he or she wants to use at trial if the attorney believes that witness will not appear for the trial. Counsel can also use the witness's statements made during the deposition to impeach (discredit) the witness's testimony at trial.
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What will be an ideal response?
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