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100
The maximum amount of time permitted for opening and/or closing statements
What is five minutes?
100
One example would be when an attorney asks a witness during cross-examination "you aren't as smart as you think you are, are you?"
What is an argumentative question?
100
The proper objection to an attempt to introduce evidence that does not tend to make the existence of any consequential fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
What is "irrelevant"? (Rule 401)
100
The present Chief Justice of the United States.
Who is Chief Justice John Roberts?
100
This rule contains the procedure for introduction of exhibits.
What is Rule 38?
200
The official timekeeper and a member of the defense team.
Who is the bailiff?
200
The proper way to object to a question that is too general.
What is "the question calls for narration"? OR What is "the question calls for a general answer"? OR What is "the question calls for a narrative answer"?
200
A question that suggests the answer desired.
What is a leading question? (Rule 611(c))
200
The name of the now-deceased repeat offender after whom the right to be informed of the right to decline to make self-incriminatory statements and the right to legal counsel is named.
Who was (Ernesto) Miranda?
200
Rule governing communication and non-communication between team members and others during trial.
What is Rule 16?
300
The maximum amount of time permitted for the plaintiff or prosecution's direct and redirect examinations of its witnesses.
What is twenty minutes?
300
The two times during the presentation of a case when the opposing counsel may not raise an objection.
What are the opening statement and the closing statement?
300
A type of testimony that may be offered by experts but not by lay witnesses.
What is (expert) opinion testimony? (Rule 702)
300
Amendment to the United States Constitution guaranteeing the right to freedom of assembly.
What is the First Amendment?
300
The rule that governs reporting of rules violations.
What is Rule 27?
400
The maximum amount of time permitted for cross-examination and re-cross-examination of defense witnesses by the plaintiff or prosecution.
What is ten minutes?
400
What is the property objection to a question that assumes unproven facts to be true. (An example would be "When did you stop beating your wife?"
What is "the question assumes facts not in evidence"?
400
An out-of-court statement offered to show the truth of the matter asserted.
What is hearsay? (Rule 801)
400
Federal court of appeals (appellate court)?
What are the Federal Circuit Courts?
400
Rule governing admissibility of character evidence.
What is Rule 404? (Rule 405 covers methods of proving character, while Rule 404 governs WHEN it is admissible).
500
The time in the case when the plaintiff or prosecution may reserve time for rebuttal.
What is the beginning of the plaintiff/prosecution's closing argument?
500
The correct objection to opposing counsel asking a witness to testify to certain facts without first establishing that there is a basis for that witness knowing the facts are true (e.g., establishing that the witness was an eyewitness to the events about which he or she is testifying).
What is "lack of proper foundation"?
500
Evidence offered to prove that measures taken after an event that, if taken before the event, would have made the event less likely to occur. This type of evidence is not admissable unless offered for another allowable purpose.
What are subsequent remedial measures? (Rule 407)
500
Case in which the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state courts are required under the Sixth Amendment to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
500
Rule governing introduction of evidence regarding the character and conduct of a witness.
What is Rule 608?