Recollection Question Stands Alone After Main Question
The Question Mark
Rulebase Summary
When a main question is followed by a question about the witness's recollection or remembrance — such as 'Do you remember?' 'Do you recall?' or 'Do you know?' — put a question mark after the main question and let the recollection question stand alone as its own separate sentence with its own question mark. The recollection inquiry is a distinct question, not a tag or afterthought attached to the first.
Examples
Q. What time did the meeting start, do you remember?
Q. What time did the meeting start? Do you remember?
The recollection question is a separate thought — give it its own question mark.
Q. Who else was present at the scene, do you recall?
Q. Who else was present at the scene? Do you recall?
Two distinct questions — each gets a question mark.
Transcript Notes
This pattern is very common in depositions. Attorneys ask a substantive question and then tack on a recollection question as a separate thought. Keep them as two sentences, each ending with a question mark.
Style Guide References (1)
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