The answer is yes.

To be certain there was no confusion, the judge asked the woman to leave the stand and point to the person.

Here is just one example of it happening in reality. Does it happen often? Probably not. I've sat on more than one criminal jury and have always seen it stated as:

Can you identify the one who did the crime?

 

Yes. It was the defendant, Bob Loblaw.

In these cases the witnesses are prepped to be clear for the sake of the jury and judge.

The answer is yes.

To be certain there was no confusion, the judge asked the woman to leave the stand and point to the person.

Here is just one example of it happening in reality. Does it happen often? Probably not. I've sat on more than one criminal jury and have always seen it stated as:

Can you identify the one who did the crime?

Yes. It was the defendant, Bob Loblaw.

In these cases the witnesses are prepped to be clear for the sake of the jury and judge.