Character Evidence
Admissible as evidence of truthful character
How did your mother feel, Dr. Phillips?
Excluded as Speculation
What did the defendant tell you, Ms. Sylvia?
Included as Party Opponent
Mrs. Jefferson, did you work for the defendant?
Leading Question
Excluded as irrelevant
How did the witness die, Dr. Phillips?
Included as not Speculation
Ms. Sylvia, what did the victim tell you right before he passed?
Included as a Dying Declaration
Mrs. Jefferson, when did you wake up and go to work?
Compound Question
Investigator Johnson, where was the victim found?
Included as relevant
What do you think poisoned the victim, Dr. Phillips?
Expert Opinion
What did you tell the defendant that made him run away, Ms. Sylvia?
Included as not Hearsay (for subsequent action)
Mrs. Jefferson, what sort of business did you do for your main employment?
Confusing Question
Investigator Johnson, how did the defendant cook his victims?
Excluded under Rule 403
How did the victim emotionally react to being poisoned, Dr. Phillips?
Excluded as Speculation
What did the defendant tell you about robbing a bank, Ms. Sylvia?
Included as then existing state of mind (intent or plan)
What happened, Mrs. Johnson?
Narrative question
Investigator Johnson, how many other murders have been committed at the scene of the crime?
Excluded as irrelevant
Around what time did the victim ingest the poison, Dr. Phillips?
Expert Opinion
What did you tell the defendant about yourself, Ms. Sylvia?
Excluded as Hearsay
Mrs. Johnson, did you even love your husband?
Argumentative Question
Excluded under Rule 403