{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-137","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-21-137","heading":"Right of Cross-Examination.","body":"The right of cross-examination, thorough and sifting, belongs to every party as to the witnesses called against him. If several parties to the same case have distinct interests, each may exercise this right.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 21 Evidence and Witnesses.","Article 1 General Provisions.","Division 2 Witnesses.","Division 1 Generally."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-21-137","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"dcf599c244d87967a695567640dc050eaf9964ab513e759af6a020c3073b1016","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-136","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-138"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}