Trial Procedures
True or False: When cross examining witnesses, you may ask questions related to matters that did NOT come up in direct examination
False.
The time when an attorney should stand up to make an objection
What is at the time an objectionable circumstance has occured?
True of False: Objections can only be made during cross examination?
What is FALSE.
On what grounds can physical evidence be introduced?
What is if it is relevant to the case
The rule that prevents one from asking cross questions related to matters that did not come up in direct examination
What is "Scope of Witness Examination"
Testimony that does NOT help the judge decide the facts of the case is objectionable under what rule?
What is relevancy?
True or False: You can stand up to object even if you don't know the specific name of the objection you are making
What is TRUE!
The number of times physical evidence needs to be introduced
What is only once?
When an attorney shows that a witness is not telling the truth, they can do what to the witness?
Impeach the witness
The objection made when the witness is wandering or allowed to tell an entire story
What is narration?
A statement made outside of the courtroom is considered what?
What is hearsay?
True or False: You must mark something as an exhibit BEFORE it can be marked as evidence
What is TRUE!
The only type of witness that is allowed to give their opinion
What is an expert witness?
A question that requires the witness to guess what someone else was thinking?
What is speculation?
Can you raise a hearsay objection to a stipulated document?
What is NO.
The only document that requires only to be marked for identification in order for witnesses to talk about it
What is the affidavit? It doesn't require submission into evidence in order to for the witness to talk about it. It only needs to be marked for identification.
The number of times you have to ask direct questions
What is one.
The number of questions you are allowed to ask while re-directing and re-crossing a witness
As many as necessary.
The objection made when a witness theorizes as to was possibly could have happened?
What is speculation?
The exceptions to the hearsay rule are... (must state all 4!)
What is admission against interest, state of mind, business records, and excited utterance.
The whole procedure that describes a mock trial?
What is fun.