Objections
This objection is raised when a question has no relevance to the case or does not help prove or disprove a fact in issue.
Relevance
This expert in motor vehicle accident reconstruction, with 15 years of experience, worked as a field inspector for Mega Insurance Co. before becoming an independent consultant. He was retained to analyze the collision between a 1963 Corvette Stingray and a 2006 Guzzler Extreme on State Route 1, concluding that the Corvette lost control after sideswiping the Guzzler.
Cael “Crash” Craddock
Describe/name Exhibit 1
911 call from Jed Hill’s phone
This is the formal statement given at the beginning of the trial, outlining what each side intends to prove.
Opening statement
This is the proper way to address the judge in a courtroom.
Your Honor
This objection is used when an attorney asks a question that suggests the answer during direct examination.
Leading
This police officer, who has been with the Miltonville police force for two years, investigated a fatal car accident involving a red Corvette and a blue Guzzler on State Route 1 in 2006.
Rook Ellison Greenwood
Describe/name Exhibit 3
Paris LaQuinta Toxicology Report
This type of examination is conducted by the opposing attorney and allows leading questions.
Cross-examination
When entering or leaving the courtroom while the judge is present, you must do this to show respect.
Stand and wait for acknowledgment or bow slightly
If a witness begins giving an answer that includes their personal opinion on a matter they are not qualified to discuss, this objection applies.
Speculation Or Improper opinion
This Milton County Chief Medical Examiner has been in the position since 1996 and provides forensic services as an independent contractor, not as a county employee.
Gerald/Geraldine Gowitt
Describe/name Exhibit 9
Diagram of the accident created by Cael “Crash” CraddoCJ
This term refers to a person who testifies under oath about facts they have directly seen, heard, or experienced.
Fact witness
Attorneys must do this before speaking to the court or questioning a witness.
Request permission to speak or approach
An objection raised when a question assumes a fact that has not been introduced into evidence.
Assumes facts not in evidence
This person is the parent of Paris LaQuinta and recalls the tragic events surrounding her death, including a conversation with her daughter just before the accident.
Gabriel/Gabrielle Garcia LaQuinta
Describe/name Exhibit 10
Police Accident Report
This term describes physical or verbal material presented in court to prove a fact or claim.
Evidence
When an opposing attorney objects, you must immediately stop speaking and wait for this.
The judge’s ruling on the objection
This objection is made when a question has already been asked and answered during the examination.
Asked and answered
This first-year resident physician at County General Hospital was involved in a collision while returning from a double shift, where he helped stabilize the injured driver, Nicole Commodore, after a severe car accident in May 2006.
Jed Hill
Describe/name Exhibit 8
Gerald/Geraldine Gowitt‘s Curriculum
This is the final opportunity for attorneys to summarize their case and persuade the jury before deliberation.
Closing argument
This is the correct response if the judge asks you a question and you don’t know the answer.
“I am not sure, Your Honor” or “I do not know at this time, Your Honor”