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STANDARD STOCK ENTRIES
We have mentioned earlier the SSEs and their use
for routine required items of information. The types
of information covered by such entries are discussed
as follows with examples.
Opening and Closing of the Court
The reporter is responsible for noting the time the
court opens, recesses, closes, and adjourns. Note that
the record must show the time (expressed in hours and
minutes) and the date of each opening, closing,
recess, and adjournment of the court. After the court
closes, it thereafter opens. After the court recesses of
adjourns, it thereafter is called to order.
Use the
following SSEs for these purposes:
The court closed at 0915 hours, 15 November 1994.
The court opened at 0930 hours, 15 November 1994.
The court recessed at 0915 hours, 15 November
1994.
The court was called to order at 0930 hours, 15
November 1994.
The court adjourned at 0915 hours, 15 November
1994.
The court was called to order at 0930 hours, 15
November 1994.
Calling Witnesses
The record must show that a witness was called or
recalled by the prosecution, the defense, or the court.
You must record the witness’ name and, if a military
person, rank or grade and armed force; examples:
Aviation Storekeeper Third Class John A. Doe,
U.S. Navy, was called as a witness for the prosecu-
tion, was sworn, and testified as follows:
Yeoman Second Class Mary N. Christmas, U.S. Navy,
was called as a witness for the defense, was sworn,
and testified as follows:
Airman John A. Doe, U.S. Navy, was recalled as a
witness for the court, was reminded that he was still
under oath, and testified as follows:
Stages of Examination
The reporter records and transcribes the proper
stage of examination during the proceedings. The
stages of examination usually take place in the
following order: direct examination, cross-examination,
redirect examination, recross-examination, and exam-
ination by the court.
When transcribing the record, type the stage of
examination in capital letters and centered on the
page, two lines below the SSE calling the witness or
after the previous stage of examination. The following
example shows where and how the stage of
examination and the identity of the examiner should
appear in the record:
DIRECT EXAMINATION
Questions by the Prosecution:
Q. State your full name, last, first, and middle, for the record.
A. John Adam Doe.
A brief method for recording the stages of examination, the party conducting
the examination, and the first question the party will ask is shown in figure 3-2.
Note that a witness called for the defense is initially examined by the
prosecution. This examination is normally limited to establishing the identity of
the witness and whether the witness knows the accused in the case. The defense
then conducts the actual direct examination of its witness.
The prosecution
would conduct a cross-examination of a defense witness. Use the brief method
shown in figure 3-2 for recording the previous information.
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