A ___ is a witness who answers questions posed by an attorney regarding what he or she saw, heard, touched, smelled, or tasted.

• A. Fact witness
• B. Expert witness
• C. Character witness
• D. Lay witness

Answer: (A)

The main idea is identifying how a witness presents information based on personal observations. A fact witness is someone who testifies about things they personally experienced through their senses, answering questions about what they saw, heard, touched, smelled, or tasted. They describe those observations as facts, not opinions or expert analysis. An expert witness would offer specialized knowledge or conclusions; a character witness talks about the person’s character; while a lay witness generally covers non-expert observations, the term that fits the specific description of reporting firsthand sensory observations is fact witness.