Evidentiary Objections
Character Evidence Exceptions
Question Obections
Hearsay Exceptions
Case Packet
100

Evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at trial and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated

Hearsay

100

The defense may offer evidence to prove that the defendant acted in accordance with his or her character on a specific occasion.

Defendant’s own character

100

A question that joins two question with and or or

Compound question

100

A statement that describes or explains an event perceived by the declarant, made during or shortly after a startling event, while the declarant is still under the stress of excitement caused by the event.

Excited Utterance

100

What is the charge against the defendent?

First degree murder

200

Testimony of which the witness has no personal knowledge

Speculation

200

The defense may offer evidence (in the form of opinion, evidence of reputation, or specific instances of conduct) to prove the victim acted in accordance with his or her own character on a specific occasion (where the victim’s character would tend to prove the innocence of the defendant).

Victim’s character

200

A question that suggests the answered desired.

Leading question

200

A statement which, when made, was contrary to the declarant’s own economic interest, or subjected the declarant to the risk of civil or criminal liability, or created a risk of making the declarant an object of hatred, ridicule, or social disgrace in the community.

Declaration Against Interest

200

Who is the lead investigator of the case?

Detective Sacks

300

Failure to establish the relevance of direct or circumstantial evidence in prior questions.

Laying a Proper Foundation

300

Evidence of character for dishonesty that is admissible to attack the witness’s credibility.

Witness' character

300

Too general and calls for the witness to tell a story or give a broad and unspecific response

Narrative
300

A statement that shows the declarant’s then existing state of mind, emotion, or physical condition

State of Mind

300

Who went out foraging with Haley?

Aiden Mitchell

400

Creating a material fact not included in his or her official record

Unfair Extrapolation

400

Evidence of the routine practice of a person or an organization to prove conduct on specfic occasion.

Habit or Custom to Prove Specific Behavior

400

Witness should not be asked a questions that has been previously asked.

Asked and Answered

400

Any statement by a party in an action when it is offered against that party by an opposing party.

Admission by Party Opponent
400

Who is the oldest contestant on the show?

Takoda Morrison

500

When probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission creates substantial danger of undue prejudice, confuses the issues, wastes time, or misleads the trier of fact.

More Prejudicial than Probative

500

Admssion of evidence that the defendant committed a crime, civil wrong, or other act when relevant to prove some fact.

Prior Act to Prove Motive, Intent, Knowledge, Identity, or Absence of Mistake.

500

When a witnness' reply is vague or purposely does not answer a question

Non responsive

500

A statemetn made by a dying person about the cause and circumstances about their death.

Dying Declaration

500

The scientific name of the heartstopper mushroom?

Amanita corsistere

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