Procedure
What should the attorney objecting do if they object to a question by the opposing counsel?
Stand and say: "I object your honor."
During direct examination:
"You went to your mom's house later that night, didn't you?"
Objection: Leading Question.
"First thing I did was get up and go to work. It was a fairly normal day at work until the robbery, which happened around 1pm. After that the police came and began interviewing people. I was taken to the station and was there until around 10pm. After that I went home..."
Objection: Narrative Answer
When can you not use leading questions?
On Direct Examination
We’ll take law terms that serve as Ashley Judd movie titles for $1200, Alex. What two-word phrase essentially means that a person cannot be tried or punished for the same offense more than once?
Who makes a decision as to whether an objection is sustained or overruled?
The Judge
"Did you determine the time of death by interviewing witnesses and by requesting the autopsy report written by the coroner?"
Objection: Compound Question
In a murder case, the attorney ask the defendant what is his favorite movie?
Objection: Relevance
When can you use leading questions?
On Cross-Examination
Inspired by similar wording in the English Bill of Rights from the 1600s, "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishments inflicted" is the text of which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
The 8th Amendment
What does the Judge say when he agrees with the objection?
Sustained
When a question calls for an answer that has nothing to do with the case.
Objection: Relevancy.
"Did you stop at the stop sign on 5th and Main?"
-no-
"So, to be clear, you ran the stop sign?"
What materials can help you if you need to explain your objection to a Judge?
The Rules of Evidence.
During the summer of 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed what act into law which established a system of old-age federal benefits?
Social Security Act
What is the decision of the judge if he or she disagrees with the objection?
Overruled
When you ask the witness the same question more than once.
Objection: Asked and Answered.
Question: "Weren't you the last person the victim saw on the night of his death?"
Response: "I didn't kill him!"
Objection: Non-Responsive Answer
What do you do if your question is objected to, and the Judge sustains the objection?
Ask a different question.
Premiering in 1999 as the second series in the successful "Law & Order" franchise, what does the SVU stand for in "Law & Order: SVU?"
Special Victims Unit
What do you do if you disagree with the Judge's ruling on your objection?
Sit down.
When on cross the attorney asks about something that was not mentioned in the direct examination.
Objection: Beyond scope of direct.
"I think Drew was have a psychotic episode--he was blabbering on and on about nothing."
Objection: Lay-Witness Opinion
What do you do if your question is objected to and the Judge asks you to respond?
Explain why your question should be allowed.
Glasses were raised in celebration when this
amendment was ratified in 1933
The 21st Amendment (ending prohibition)