Section 13.14 Cross-Examination of Experts

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Missouri law provides that “[a] party to a cause, civil or criminal, against whom a witness has been called and given some evidence, shall be entitled to cross-examine said witness . . . on the entire case.” Section 491.070, RSMo 2000. The extent and scope of cross-examination are within the discretion of the trial court and will be reviewed on appeal using an abuse-of-discretion standard. Thompson v. Curators of Univ. of Mo., 488 S.W.2d 617, 620 (Mo. 1973). “[W]ide latitude is allowed [on...