From Criminal Law Notebook
- Refresh (Jogging Memory)
- exhaust memory that is responsive to question.
- confirm that it all they can remember.
- confirm that they had a memory in the past and are having trouble recalling it.
- ask whether whether review of <document> would assist in jogging their memory.
- seek direction from the court.
- provide <document> to witness and direct them to the page(s).
- tell them to read it silently and notify you when they are done.
- ensure they are not looking at the document when they are answering questions.
- Refresh (Coffin procedure)
- Prove prior statement:
- confirm they gave a prior statement, the date and time.
- show them the statement and see if they recognize it. Confirm any signature of theirs.
- confirm who are the parties to the statement, including the officer.
- confirm that it is their statement that they gave.
- IF the witness denies it, you will have to call the officer who took the statement.
- refresh memory:
- confirm they had a chance to read it after they wrote it.
- confirm they had a chance to make changes and determine whether they did.
- re-ask the initial question.
