Reasonable grounds requirement limits questioning that imputes wrongdoing; questions must be supported by a credible basis. Section 152 requires that no question conveying an imputation under section 151 be asked unless the questioner has reasonable grounds to think the imputation well founded. Reasonable grounds may arise from instructions by another advocate, satisfactory information from a court informant, or from the witness's own unsatisfactory answers on background matters; random questioning of an unknown witness does not meet the requirement.
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Reasonable grounds requirement limits questioning that imputes wrongdoing; questions must be supported by a credible basis.
Section 152 requires that no question conveying an imputation under section 151 be asked unless the questioner has reasonable grounds to think the imputation well founded. Reasonable grounds may arise from instructions by another advocate, satisfactory information from a court informant, or from the witness's own unsatisfactory answers on background matters; random questioning of an unknown witness does not meet the requirement.
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