Vocab
To discourage someone from taking an action.
What is deter?
An objection that stops a question that puts words in the witness's mouth during direct examination.
What is leading?
This type of evidence is physical and was directly part of the alleged crime.
What is real evidence?
Leading questions are allowed during this phase of trial.
What is cross-examination?
This term refers to a statement made outside of court and offered in court to prove the truth of what it says.
What is hearsay?
A word describing something made up or faked.
What is fabricate?
This objection is used when a question asks a witness to guess about something they don't directly know.
What is speculation?
This kind of evidence is used to show or illustrate what happened, but was not itself part of the incident.
What is demonstrative evidence
When a lawyer is just stating opinions or making accusations instead of asking real questions.
What is being argumentative?
True or False: “My neighbor told me she saw the defendant at the scene” is a hearsay statement.
What is true?
If you're freed from blame, you’ve been...
What is exculpated?
When a lawyer keeps asking the same thing even after it’s been answered, this objection applies.
What is asked and answered?
A spoken statement from a witness is this kind of evidence.
What is testimonial evidence?
This objection is often used when the question calls for facts already testified to.
What is asked and answered?
Which of the following is NOT an exception to the hearsay rule?
What is speculation?
This word means “not important” in a case.
What is immaterial?
This objection stops questions that are designed to provoke or criticize rather than gather information.
What is argumentative?
A model car brought into trial to show a malfunction is an example of this.
What is demonstrative evidence?
The judge overrules because the question helps assess the witness’s ability to recognize a voice.
What is relevance?
This hearsay exception applies when someone makes a statement during or immediately after experiencing an event, like yelling, “He has a gun!”
What is excited utterance?
To link someone to a crime is to do this.
What is implicate?
When a question limits the answers in a way that’s unfair or confusing, this objection is raised.
What is misleading?
Although usually demonstrative, a map used during a crime becomes this type of evidence.
What is real evidence?
This objection is sustained when the witness is asked a question without enough choices to respond fairly.
What is misleading?
In court, a teacher testifies: “Another teacher told me that the student confessed to cheating during recess.” What is the hearsay issue here, and what would the opposing attorney likely argue?
What is hearsay within hearsay, and the opposing attorney would argue it's inadmissible unless each layer of the statement qualifies under a hearsay exception?