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Cross Country: Wheeling the Factual Assertion
When “wheeling” the factual assertion as a destructive cross-examination technique, the defense attorney’s goal is to undermine belief in the “hub” fact. The hub fact is testimony that lacks credibility. Defense counsel then causes the witness to discuss “spoke” facts that are logically inconsistent with the hub fact.