{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-138","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-21-138","heading":"Leading Questions.","body":"Leading questions are generally allowed in cross-examinations and only in these, but the court may exercise a discretion in granting the right to the party calling the witness and in refusing it to the opposite party when, from the conduct of the witness or other reason, justice requires it.","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=12-21-138","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"cdba2e6f33faeae89f2a54ca9c289ef7e65181a74abed1a985123c4aff4e1f17","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-137","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}