CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Court Control of Proceedings
......Objections
.........Calls for Narrative Answer
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Use of questions calling for narrative answers.

Court shall exercise control over manner of interrogation of witnesses.

Trial court has discretion to permit testimony in narrative form.

Court has discretion re whether witness shall testify in narrative.

Not error to direct victim in assault crime prosecution to testify in narrative.