Case Facts
Objections (400s & Miscellaneous)
Objections (600s, 700s)
Objections (800s)
Grab Bag
100

Bo Bridger dreamed of running Cross Country at this university.

What is Penn State?

100

The 400s are about relevance. This factor is always relevant.

What is bias?

100

Rule 602 is Need for Personal Knowledge. Another common objection (that isn't in the Rules of Evidence) is very similar to this.

What is Lack of Foundation?

100

This is the definition of hearsay.

What is an out-of-court statement being used to prove the truth of the matter asserted?

100

You can never wear pants of this color in the courtroom.

What is tan?

200

Dr. Colter adjusted his diagnosis to potentially treat a tick-borne illness. One of those diseases was Lyme Disease, but there was one more disease that he thought it could be. 

What Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

200

This aspect of Rule 403 is designed to ensure that the jury does not hear something that would unfairly bias them against a witness because the fact is not relevant enough to this case.

What is "more prejudicial than probative?"

200

Rule 703 establishes the Bases of an Expert's Opinion Testimony, and includes these three prongs. 

What is "sufficient facts and data, reliable principles and methods, applied reliably to today's case?"

200

Party Opponent is Rule 801(D)(2). Big dogs know whether this is an exception to hearsay or not hearsay. 

What is not hearsay?

200

During our last round of BFIs, we played a team from my high school alma mater.

What is St. Joe's Prep?

300

The headquarters of this commonly used and highly effective EHR system is based in Wisconsin, about 20 minutes away from Coach Jacob's hometown. 

What is Epic?

300

This catchphrase is a part of Rule 404(a)(1): the rule for prohibited uses of Character Evidence

What is "action in conformity therewith"?

300

Pursuant to Rule 609, you can attack a witness's character for the following trait.

What is truthfulness or untruthfulness?

300

The screenshot of Jamie's emails would technically be Hearsay within hearsay because of these two levels of hearsay.

What are 

1. Gmail producing the text of email in the first place?

2. Jamie's statements?

300
This attorney from Wyoming Seminary cross-examined me during the 2011 PA Mock Trial State Finals

Who is Justin Magaziner?

400

Dr. Colter flew into this city in Florida to visit his grandkids.

What is Tampa?

400
The 2025 Case (and our Malvern scrimmage case) centered around this major character evidence issue.

What is the break-in to RGHS?

400

You can impeach a witness's character by evidence of a criminal conviction, but there are two limits that have to do with years/ages. Name one of them (with the correct rule number).

What is Rule 609(B) - Limit on Using the Evidence after 10 years?

What is Rule 609(D) - Juvenile Adjudication?

400

Rule 804 lists exceptions to hearsay when the declarant is unavailable. Rule 804(B)(3) is for Statements against Interest, which apply to a certain kind of scenario. 

What is "(3) Statement Against Interest. A statement that: (A) a reasonable person in the declarant’s position would have made only if the person believed it to be true because, when made, it was so contrary to the declarant’s proprietary or pecuniary interest or had so great a tendency to invalidate the declarant’s claim against someone else or to expose the declarant to civil or criminal liability?"

400

Coach Kee went to this law school.

What is the University of Michigan?

500

These are the names (first and last) of the LeMond Pure owners.

Who are Gabriella LeMond and Doug Dexter?

500

Pursuant to Rule 404(B)(2), you can bring up "other crimes, wrongs, or other acts" for 9 "other purposes." Name 3 of them.

What is "proving motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident?"

500

This rule (need a specific rule number) would prevent Dani Boone's past business with opioids from getting into evidence.

What is Rule 609(C)(1) - Effect of a Pardon, Annulment, or Certificate of Rehabilitation?

500

Rule 803 lists a variety of exceptions to hearsay. Name three of them, with the correct rule number.

What is ____a lot of options_____?

500

This neighborhood in Philadelphia was our team name at BFIs. 

What is Chestnut Hill?