witness stand

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On the witness stand, Daniel didn’t say where he grew up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Goldstein, who retired from his law practice in 2023, made another gamble at trial: taking the witness stand to testify in his own defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But the jury rejected that defence when she took to the witness stand.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He may have even made the prosecution look bad by undermining their preferred theory from the witness stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

She sat in the witness stand staring at Kabuo, and tears pooled in her eyes.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson