Objections
What is an argumentative question? But answer in the form of an objection:
Ex. Opposing counsel is...
Opposing counsel is making a statement/inference/conclusion that is not necessarily proven to be true / is merely asking for agreement to their statement than asking an actual question.
Opposing counsel is challenging the witness about inferences from facts within the case.
Opposing counsel is asking the witness to make or agree with a conclusion reserved for the judge / offering a conclusion instead of asking a question.
According to the Criminal Code of Canada, 222 (2), what are the kinds of homicide...
Homicide is culpable or not culpable.
In what class at the University of Watercress did Hazel Beaumont and Maverick Bricker meet?
Bonus pts if you can say what time it took place...
Global Policy
8:30am
What is anatidaephobia
The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck may be watching you
What is the fastest animal in the world?
Peregrine falcon
What is the go-to response for a "relevance" objection?
The bar for relevance is low 💅
What is the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine?
A legal principle that prevents the use of evidence obtained illegally in court
Which mock trial exec is a former football player?
How many songs are in Hamilton?
46
BYD Auto is an electric car company from which country?
China
As a witness, what are the two ways to get around being objected to for speculation?
1. Being an expert witness
2. Emphasizing your 'present sense impression'
What is an inchoate offense?
A crime that involves preparing for or attempting to commit another crime
What song was playing in Michael's going-away video?
Good Riddance by Green Day
If you didn't get this, you can still win the points by performing 30 seconds as a team
What is the name of Canada’s secret underground bunker for government officials in case of nuclear war?
The "Diefenbunker," commissioned by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
The infamous mutineers of which ship would go on to settle Pitcairn island in 1787?
HMS Bounty
🚨STOLEN🚨
There are 7 exceptions to hearsay. List them. All or nothing. 45 seconds.
1. Not for the truth of its contents
2. Necessary and reliable: Original speaker not available, statement made in circumstances guarantee worthiness
3. Dying declaration
4. Record kept in the course of a regularly conducted activity of business
5. Excited utterance: statement made while under stress of excitement caused by a startling event/condition
6. Present sense impression
7. Admission by party opponent
232 (1) Culpable homicide that otherwise would be murder may be reduced to manslaughter if...
...the person who committed it did so in the heat of passion caused by sudden provocation.
Nominate one person on your team to explain what Frat Wars are, but as Brandon Seagram back from the dead.
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Which country is home to the world's smallest embassy?
Vatican City
President Woodrow Wilson attended and withdrew from which US law school because of poor health?
University of Virginia Law
POV: You get objected to for posing a leading question on direct, but your question is NOT leading (because, duhrr) ...
What are the two 'exceptions' to leading questions that you can bring up to respond to that objection?
In which country is it illegal to own only one guinea pig?
Bonus pts if you can say why...
Switzerland
because they get lonely <3
Impeach Ivan
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Which of the following is NOT an established Guiness World Record?
A. Most spoons balanced on a human body
B. Largest collection of rubber ducks
C. Longest time balancing on one foot in high heels
D. Fastest time to eat a raw onion
E. Most jumps on a trampoline by a dog
A. Most spoons balanced on a human body: 88
B. Largest collection of rubber ducks: 8,000
C. Longest time balancing on one foot in high heels: 1hr, 3 mins, 5 seconds
D. Fastest time to eat a raw onion: 29.56 seconds
E. Most jumps on a trampoline by a dog
Name the only two double landlocked countries
Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein