Objections

Question 1

1

Answer 1

Unfair Extrapolation - creation of a material fact that is not in a witnesses record.

Question 2

2

Answer 2

Relevance - If testimony does not make the outcome of a case more or less likely.

Question 3

3

Answer 3

Mire Prejudicial Than Probative - If the probative value is significantly outweighed by the probability that the admission creates substantial danger of undue prejudice, confuses the issues, wastes time, or misleads the trier of fact.

Question 4

4

Answer 4

Laying a Proper Foundation - it must be shown that a person was in a position to know these facts

Question 5

5

Answer 5

Personal Knowledge/Speculation - Only if a witness has directly observed an event may they testify to it.

Question 6

6

Answer 6

Opinion Testimony - Any testimony where a witness is not testifying to facts.

It may be based rationally on the five sense. It must also be be needed to have a reasonable understanding of the testimony.

Question 7

7

Answer 7

Expert Witness

Question 8

8

Answer 8

Character Evidence - Character evidence is inadmissible if it is being used to show someone’s acting in accordance with character in a certain occasion.

Question 9

8.1

Answer 9

Defendants Own Character - The defendants may offer character evidence to show that the defendant acted in accordance with their character.

Question 10

8.2

Answer 10

Victims Character - same as character evidence for victim, exempt from most character evidence rules.

Question 11

8.3

Answer 11

Witness Character - To show evidence of a character dishonesty.

Question 12

9

Answer 12

Hearsay - statement made other than by a witnesses while testifying at trial.

Question 13

9a

Answer 13

Declaration Against Interest - a statement made against a witnesses own economic interests, or puts them at risk of civil or criminal danger.

Question 14

9b

Answer 14

Excited Utterance - a statement that describes or explains a startling event.

Question 15

9c

Answer 15

State of Mind - a statement that shows a then existing state of mind. (Including statement of plan, intent, motive, mental state, pain, or bodily health)

Question 16

9m

Answer 16

Admission by party opponent - any statement made by the defendant being used by the prosecution.

Question 17

10

Answer 17

Leading questions - Leading questions may not be asked on direct, a leading question is a question that implies the answer.

Question 18

11

Answer 18

Compound Question - multiple questions joined by and/or.

Question 19

12

Answer 19

Narrative - if a question is too general or lapses into a story.

Question 20

13

Answer 20

Argumentative Question - a question that challenges a witnesses to make an inference in the case.

Question 21

14

Answer 21

Asked and Answered - a question already been answered by a witness.

Question 22

15

Answer 22

Vague and Ambiguous - question that are not clear and concise.

Question 23

16

Answer 23

Non-responsive witness

Question 24

17

Answer 24

Outside the scope of cross - a question in redirect not touched upon in redirect.