The panel members' assessment of Mr. Black's testimony is significant because he is widely viewed as one of the most potentially damaging witnesses to the lawmakers.

The most damaging witnesses may have been three people who lived near Mr. Diallo and heard the shooting.

Prosecutors had presented one damaging witness, the manager of Mr. Trie's Little Rock office, Maria Mapili.

"Ladies and gentlemen, during this trial, do you know who was the most damaging witness of all?"

If politicians succeed at that, they are cut some slack - unless there is a damaging witness.

He had been assigned to the murder case from the beginning and had been a key, damaging witness at the trial.

The Vatican said the Legion created a "mechanism of defense" around Maciel to shield him from accusations and suppress damaging witnesses from reporting abuse.

The cross-examiner often needs to discredit a potentially biased or damaging witness in the eyes of the jury without appearing to be doing so in an unfair way.

After all, he could be a damaging witness in any trial.

These, after all, seem to be the most damaging witnesses against Rose.