Relevance & Fairness
This objection challenges evidence that does not make a fact important to the case more or less likely.
What is "objection, relevance"?
A witness repeats something someone said outside court to prove that what the person said is true.
What is "objection, hearsay"?
On direct examination, the lawyer asks, “You saw the blue car, didn’t you?”
What is "objection, leading?"
Before a witness can testify about something they saw, they generally need to show they have __ about the subject.
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A lawyer asks a witness about the defendant’s favorite color.
What is "objection, relevance"?
A witness says, “My friend told me the defendant was at the scene,” and the statement is offered to prove the defendant was there.
What is “objection, hearsay”?
A lawyer asks a witness a question that suggests the answer during cross-examination. In many mock-trial rules, this is generally allowed.
What is a leading question?
A lawyer offers a photograph but has not established that it fairly and accurately shows the scene.
What is "objection, lack of foundation?"
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A question calls for evidence that might unfairly sway the jury or distract it from the issues, even if it has some relevance.
What is "objection, prejudice"?
The statement is offered only to show that the listener received a warning—not to prove the warning was true.
What is a statement not used to prove the truth of the matter?
A lawyer gets more and more aggressive with the witness.
What is "objection, badgering the witness"?
A lawyer offers a document but has not shown enough to support that it is what the lawyer claims it is.
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A lawyer asks about a minor side issue that would take a long time to explore and add little to the case.
What is "objection, undue delay"?
A witness repeats a statement made during a startling event, while the speaker was still under the stress of that event.
What is an excited utterance exception to hearsay?
A question is so confusing or unclear that the witness cannot reasonably tell what is being asked.
What is “Objection, vague” (or “ambiguous”)?
A non-expert witness is asked to give their opinion on something technical in a field they don't work in.
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Evidence has some relevance, but its value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion, or misleading the jury.
Objection under rule 403
A witness repeats a statement made while the speaker was observing an event, or immediately afterward, describing what the speaker perceived.
What is present-sense impression exception to hearsay?
A lawyer asks a witness to guess what another person was thinking, with no basis for the witness to know.
What is "objection, calls for speculation?"
A witness is asked for a conclusion that goes beyond what an ordinary witness can reasonably infer from their own perceptions.
What is "Objection, calls for improper opinion?"
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