Form of objections

Question 1

Unfair Extrapolation

Answer 1

“Objection, your honor. This is an unfair extrapolation” or “That qeustion calls for information beyond the scope of the statement of facts.”

Question 2

Relevance

Answer 2

“Objection, your honor. This testimony is not relevant” or “Objection, your honor. Counsel’s question calls for irrelevant testimony

Question 3

More Prejudicial than Probative

Answer 3

“Objection, your honor. The probative value of this evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of undue prejudice” or “Confusing the issues” or “misleading the trier of fact”

Question 4

Lack of foundation

Answer 4

“Objection, your honor. There is a Lack of Foundation.”

Question 5

Personal Knowledge/Speculation

Answer 5

“Objection, your honor. The witness has no personal knowledge to answer that question” or “Objection your honor, speculation”

Question 6

Opinion testimony

Answer 6

“Objection, your honor. Improper lay witness opinion” or “Objection, your honor. The question calls for speculation on the part of the witness”

Question 7

Expert Witness

Answer 7

“Objection, your honor. There is a lack of foundation for this opinion testimony” or “Objection, your honor. Improper opinion”

Question 8

Character evidence

Answer 8

“Objection, your honor. The question calls for inadmissible character evidence” or “Objection, your honor: Inadmissible character evidence

Question 9

Hearsay

Answer 9

“Objection, your honor. Counsel’s question calls for hearsay” or “Objection, your honor. This testimony is hearsay. I move that it be stricken from the record.”

Question 10

Leading Questions

Answer 10

“Objection, your honor. Counsel is leading the witness”

Question 11

Compound Question

Answer 11

“Objection, your honor, on the ground that this is a compound question”

Question 12

Narrative

Answer 12

“Objection, your honor. Counsel’s question calls for a narrative” or “Objection, your honor. The witness is providing a narrative answer”

Question 13

Argumentative Question

Answer 13

“Objection, your honor. Counsel is being argumentative” or “Objection, your honor. Counsel is badgering the witness”

Question 14

Asked and Answered

Answer 14

“Objection, your honor. This question has been asked and answered”

Question 15

Vague and Ambiguous Questions

Answer 15

“Objection, your honor. This question is vague and ambiguous as to…”

Question 16

Non-responsive witness

Answer 16

“Objection, your honor. The witness is being non-responsive”

Question 17

Outside the scope of cross examination

Answer 17

“Objection, your honor. Counsel is asking the witness about matters beyond the scope of cross-examination”