"Cross Examination," by Mike McCurley and Kim Mercier, is a free article from law.com that contains a comprehensive overview of cross-examination techniques.
Contained in the article is a recitation of Irving Younger's "Ten Commandments of Cross"--
1. Be brief
2. Short Questions, Plain Words
3. Ask Only Leading Questions
4. Never Ask a Question to Which You Do Not Already Know the Answer
5. Listen to the Answer
6. Do Not Quarrel with the Witness
7. Do Not Permit the Witness to Explain
8. Do Not Ask the Witness to Repeat the Testimony He Gave On Direct Examination
9. Avoid One Question Too Many
10. Save the Explanation for Summation
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