Objections 1
Law in the Media
Trial Procedure
Famous Court Cases
Legal Terms
100

This objection is used when a question has nothing to do with the case.

What is Relevance

100

In a famous court case, what did T.H.U.G. stand for?

Truly Humble Under God 

100
When the judge enters or exits, all participants must:
What is rise
100

This former football star was acquitted in 1995 of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Who is O.J. Simpson?

100

This is the person or party being accused of a crime.

Who is the defendant?

200

This objection is used when a witness guesses or assumes something they don't know.

What is Speculation?

200

In this show, a brilliant college dropout fakes a Harvard Law degree and lands a job at a top Manhattan law firm.

What is Suits

200
The judge is always addressed as:
What is your honor
200

This rapper was on trial in Georgia as part of a high-profile RICO case involving alleged gang activity.

Who is Young Thug?

200

 This term refers to proof that helps establish a fact.

What is evidence?

300
QUESTION IS TOO GENERAL AND CALLS FOR THE WITNESS TO MAKE A BROAD-BASED, UNSPECIFIC RESPONSE
What is Narrative
300

This pink-loving sorority queen turns Harvard Law student and wins her first big case by knowing one key fact about hair care.

Who is Elle Woods?

300
Before beginning a direct or cross, lawyers must ask:
What is "may I proceed?"
300

This actor sued his ex-wife for defamation in 2022 after she wrote a Washington Post op-ed that he claimed damaged his reputation.

Who is Johnny Depp?

300

The standard of proof in a criminal trial.

What is beyond a reasonable doubt?

400
FAILS TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION
What is Non Responsive
400

In this book/movie, a lawyer defends Tom Robinson, a Black man wrongly accused of assaulting a white woman, in a racially charged trial in the Deep South.

What is To Kill a Mockingbird

400
When answering questions, witnesses should look at:
What is the judge
400

This actor was convicted in 2022 of sexual assault, decades after being a famous TV dad.

Who is Bill Cosby?

400

A statement made outside of court offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted.

What is Hearsay

500

WITNESS DID NOT SEE OR DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FACTS, AND THEREFORE, CANNOT GIVE TESTIMONY ABOUT THE FACT.

What is Lack of Personal Knowledge

500

In the movie, a lawyer from New York finally gets the upper hand in court when this surprising witness testifies about tire tracks and grits.

My Cousin Vinny

500
When cross questioning a witness, the lawyer should stand:
What is With the witness between themselves and the judge
500

This celebrity was convicted in 2004 for insider trading and served time in federal prison.

Who is Martha Stewart?

500

The legal principle that one is presumed innocent until this is proven.

What is guilt?

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