But the one thing you can't do is make me be a friendly witness for the prosecution.

It's always a good idea to give a friendly witness a short break and a chance to reflect on what he or she was getting into.

These people attended voluntarily and became known as "friendly witnesses".

He was in Edinburgh at the time, and his reports are those of a friendly, well-informed witness.

Later, the committee developed a procedure for friendly witnesses.

From all indications, this would be a friendly witness.

"What I heard was like the examination of a friendly witness."

The winter evening was alive with sympathy, like a friendly witness.

"Let him stroll in 113 thinking he's a friendly witness, then jump him."

If we can build up an array of friendly witnesses fast, fine.