Two brothers, Dan and
Doug, are charged with robbing a bank and are tried together.
Dan calls their sister Wendy as a witness and elicits testimony that
she went to the beach with both defendants on the day of the
robbery. Following direct examination, Doug's lawyer
cross-examines Wendy. He asks her, "The trip to the beach
lasted all day, didn't it?" The prosecutor objects that
"counsel is leading the witness." Should the objection be
sustained? What if Doug were unrelated to Dan and Wendy?
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