Forms of a Question
Openings & Closings
Objections on Cross
Trial Behavior & Procedure
MISC.
100

What did you eat for lunch and where did you go after?

What is compound?

100

Can you object to closings or openings?

What is no?


100
Opposing council asks the same question 3 times

What is Asked and Answered


100

Where do you stand on direct?

What is where the witness can easily see the judge and you in their eye-line.

100

Can use a phone or laptop during breaks?

What is no?

200

What did you do in the year of 2018?

What is vague?


200

What must you say at beginning of an opening and closing?

What is, Your Honor, Opposing Council, Members of the Jury, may it please the court.

200

Council is too close and yelling questions at witness

What is badgering?

200

What do you do when the judge walks into the room?

What is stand?

200

Is it okay to cut off your own witness on direct?

What is no?

300

You went to your classes today, yes?

What is leading?


300

Which statement do you argue in?

What are closings?

300

Opposing council tries to enter evidence with an out of court statement offered for the truth in the matter.

What is Hearsay?

300

What is pre-trial?

What is admitting special instructions, case law, stipulations and midlands rules of evidence onto the bench?

300

How do you use movement in the well?

What is purposefully?

400

Witness goes on and on about the crime.

What is calls for a narrative?

400

What must you ask on the plaintiff side if you are closing?

What is for rebuttal time?

400

Opposing council refers to prior bad act of a witness to prove conformity therewith.

What is Improper Character Evidence?

400

What is the breakdown of time for directs and crosses?

What is 25 minutes each?

400

What do you do when you cannot think of response to opposing council during an objection battle?

What is standing by your objection

500

Do you, Kerry, think he was trained enough?

What is speculative?

500

What are the elements of an opening?

What is

1. Burden of proof & who has it

2. Theme

3. Elements of the case

4. Story

5. Witnesses your side will call

500

Opposing council shows picture of a Chris' body after chimp attack on a demonstrative.

What is more prejudicial than probative?

500

What are the steps to entering evidence?

What is

1. Mark

2. Show

3. Identify

4. Authenticate

5. Move

500

What is cross talk?

What is talking to opposing council directly?