Now, in his court, and in another of the three juvenile courts in Montgomery County, pregnant girls seeking consent waivers face cross-examination.

A defendant whose doctor alleges that the plaintiff is malingering must be prepared to call that doctor at trial to make out the allegation and to face cross-examination.

So the odds are very good they won't face cross-examination on what is in their report.

General Clark faces direct cross-examination by Mr. Milosevic, who conducts his own defense and usually demands as much time to question a witness as the prosecution.

Pfeifer and Coen submitted unsworn statements to the court and, therefore, did not have to face cross-examination.

Such a tactic would avoid putting the brothers on the stand, where they would face cross-examination.

She faces cross-examination later this week from the prosecutor, Jan Swanepoel.

Judge Warren said that if Ms. Knoller testified, she would be able to recount the statement but warned that she would then face cross-examination.

The defense lawyers said the chance to make such a final statement, without facing cross-examination, could mean the difference between life and death.