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The defense attorney asks the family's witness (not expert witness) "Do you believe that the Kidney stones are the worst possible outcome out of this situation?
What is opinion?
The farmer is asked if they knew about the family before this incident. He responds with "No but I had heard that they didn't like my farm's products and would spread rumors around town."
What is hearsay?
Doesn't the Sunshine Farm have a reputation of dumping their waste, besides run off, onto the rivers instead of paying a landfill company?
Unfair Extrapolation/Beyond the Scope of the Statement of Facts.
The defensive attorney asks Mr. Smith "Mr. Smith, have you been swimming at all these past few months?”
What are Ambiguous Questions?
The defensive lawyer states "So, Mr. Smith you claimed that you got up this morning, ate some cereal, then you thought about going to the river. You got dressed and walked down to the Loki river. After ten minutes, you got there and finally got in for a swim?"
What is Narrative Questions and answers ?
The defensive attorney asks Mr. Smith "How bad was the gastrointestinal infection at first from 1-10?". The witness answers "My whole family has allergies."
What is a Non-Responsive Answer?
The farm owner is asked a question about the fertilizer brand. He then explains that he has two farms, and goes on a long rant about how the other farm has never had fertilizer issues.
What is irrelevant evidence?
The prosecuting lawyer asks the farm " When did you first buy the original fertilizer?"
The defense attorney calls objection due to "exaggeration of dates".
What is "an objection not recognized in this jurisdiction?"
The defensive lawyer asks the farmer “You didn’t know about the toxic run-offs did you?”
What is the leading question?
The defensive lawyer brings up a screenshot on his phone and asks " Mr. Smith, is this you who posted this picture on Facebook showing yourself fishing in the Loki River?"
What is the lack of proper predicate?
The defense attorney asks the farm owner "Do you know if any of your farmworkers have been affected by these conditions?" Farmer answers "no"
The prosecution attorney later asks the farm owner "Have you detected any irritation in your employees caused by the runoff ?"
What is asked/answered?
The defense lawyer says to the family witness "You claim that the fertilizer caused the runoff to become toxic, so can you list all these toxic ingredients and the percentage of concentration of them in the fertilizer?"
What is a lack of personal knowledge?
The defensive attorney asks the farmer "You knew that there was a possibility that the new fertilizer you bought would be damaging, right?"
The protection objects due to " Threatening of client"
What is "Objection Not Recognized in this Jurisdiction"?
The prosecution asks the farmer "you find the well-being of the residents in the town to be the least of your concern don’t you?”
What is Argumentative Questions?
The prosecuting attorney asks the farmer what he did before going to the farm in the morning, the farmer states "I woke up, ate, got dressed. Then I went to the farm, fed the animals, watered some grass. After that, I talked to my friend who came to visit for an hour. Then I drove to get lunch at a local restaurant. Finally, I did the farm's nightly check-up and came back home. I showered, ate, and then went to sleep."
What is narrative questions and answers?
The prosecution attorney asks the farm owner "Do you believe that the family has a substantial reason to be upset?"
What is Opinion?
The family's witness is asked how they knew instantly that their damage was caused by the farm and they answered "Everyone has been saying it came from there"
What is hearsay ?
The defense brought a friend of the Smith family as a witness, they ask them if it is true that the Smith family have a broken marriage...
What is unfair extrapolation/Beyond the Scope of the Statement of facts?
The defensive lawyer asks Mr. Smith “Mr. Smith, are you known to be a person who finds it hard to follow simple instructions?”
What is improper Character Testimony?
The defensive lawyer asks Mr. Smith" Did these documented emails that state that suing a company will solve many financial problems originate from you?"
What is Lack of Proper Predicate?
The defense attorney asks the farm owner " How much fertilizer did you use?" Farm owner answers.
The prosecution attorney asks the farm owner "Can you tell me the amount of fertilizer used on the farm?"
What is asked/answered?
The families witness is asked a question regarding their family life and he responds with negative comments about the farm and their lack of ratio of fruits versus vegetables.
What is irrelevant evidence?
The defensive attorney asks Mr. Smith, " Mr. Smith, how are your finances, do you have any debt?"
What is Unfair Extrapolation/Beyond the scope of the Statement and Facts?
The defense attorney asks Mr. Smith “Mr. Smith, do you agree that you did not pay attention to the clear instructions given to you?”
What is Argumentative Questions?
Mr. Smith states " Yes, so during the day I got up very early in the morning, then I ate my breakfast, and got dressed. I decided I wanted to go to the river, walk down there, taking me only ten minutes. When I got there I decided I wanted to go for a swim."
What are narrative questions and answers?