During direct testimony, the witness should walk the judge and jury through principal aspects of the interview and interrogation procedure.

• A. Direct examination
• B. Opening Statement
• C. Direct testimony
• D. Closing Argument

Answer: (C)

During direct testimony, the witness explains, under oath, the sequence of events and how information was obtained. In this setting, guiding the judge and jury through the main parts of the interview and interrogation procedure is exactly the kind of narrative the witness provides to help them understand what happened. Opening statements are the attorneys’ previews of the case, not the witness detailing procedures. Closing arguments are the attorneys’ summaries at the end. Direct examination is the questioning by the party who called the witness; the content the witness supplies during that questioning is the direct testimony. So describing the interview and interrogation steps belongs to the witness’s direct testimony, making it the best choice.