I’m confused as to how this would work; my understanding is that the Q&A format is fairly strictly enforced, and witnesses can’t just spout except as a response to a direct question - would you have to pull a zootopia?
But of course if you can’t, that would be pretty damn limiting if you literally aren’t allowed to speak in your own defense.
Not that it’s ever a good idea, of course - but how does it work?
I think the way it happens in Jury Duty is how it should work. Dude asks himself a question from the lectern, then runs to the stand to answer it, then runs back to the lectern to ask the next one, then runs back to the stand to answer it, etc.
Permission to treat the witness as hostile?