Simple questions are the best form of questions to ask in chief or cross. There are exceptions, but they're rare.Given that, it's funny that English and Australian courtrooms often feature long repetitious stanzas of mixed positives and negatives.ExamplesADVOCATE: You went to the storeroom, didn't you?WITNESS: Yes.ADVOCATE: You didn't go anywhere else, did you?WITNESS: No.Listening to …
