Hearsay
Character Evidence
Substance Objections
Form Questions
Procedures
100

In the definition of hearsay, this is a verbal or written assertion.

What is a statement?

100

According to rule 404, evidence of a person's character or character traits are generally not admissible to prove this.

A tendency or prediction to act in the manner of that trait. 

100

This is the type of evidence having any tendency to make a fact more or less probably. 

What is relevance?

100
You would object this if your witness was asked to "take their best guess" on something outside of distance, time, speed, or age.

What is speculation?

100

Opening Statements can be no longer than this amount of time.

What is four minutes?

200

In the definition of hearsay, this is a person who makes a statement.

What is a declarant?

200

Under rule 608, evidence in the form of an opinion or reputation may be allowed if it is related to this quality of the witness?

What is truthfulness or untruthfulness?

200

Under this condition, a witness may offer testimony in the form of an opinion.

What is when a witness has been tendered as an expert and the question falls under their area of expertise?
200

You would reply this way if the other team objects to narration, and your witness is answering the question you asked.

What is "the witness is answering within the scope of the question?"

200

Closing arguments can be no longer than this amount of time?

What is 8 minutes?

300

This is how an excited utterance is categorized under the Hearsay Rule 803.

What is a hearsay exception?

300

Under rule 607, only these roles may attack the credibility of a witness?

What is any party? (i.e. any attorney, including the one who called the witness.)

300

These witnesses may not testify with opinions, but only on inferences made through rationally based perceptions.

Who are lay witnesses?

300

This type of question is ordinarily used during cross examination.

What is a leading question?

300

This is the total amount of time allowed for direct examination of all three witnesses?

What is 25 minutes?

400

This is how an admission by party opponent is categorized under the Definition of Hearsay Rule 801.

What is not hearsay?

400

If the defense offers evidence about the defendant's good behavior and character traits in the past, this is the result. 

The "door is opened" for the prosecution to enter evidence about bad behavior and character traits in the past. 

400

Any evidence other than testimony under oath (such as exhibits) must be shown to be this.

What is authentic?

400

This is the information that can be addressed during a redirect.

What is only the information that was raised on cross examination?

400

This is the total amount of time allowed for cross examination of all three witnesses?

What is 20 minutes?

500

This is the full definition of hearsay from Rule 801.

What is, "Hearsay is a statement made by one other than the declarant offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted?"

500

This is any one of the reasons allowing the use of character evidence for non-character purposes.

What are:

Motive, Intent, Lack of Accident, Knowledge, Identity, Opportunity, Plan, Impeachment

500

This type of fact is not contained in the witness's statement, exhibits, or other case materials, and is reasonably inferred and does not impact the outcome of the legal merits of the case.

What is fair extrapolation?

500

This person may reask questions that were previously asked during direct examination, under Rule 1102 Asked and Answered. 

Who is the cross-examiner?
500

This is what the timer(s) should do during an objection, response to objection, and judge's ruling on the objection. 

What is stop the timer?
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