Objection definitions
A witness or attorney is creating a material fact not included in the official mock trial case packet.
Unfair Extrapolation
A statement made during or shortly after a startling event, while the declarant is still under the stress/emotion caused by said event.
Excited Utterance Exception
Witness: "Sofia told me that Violet killed Henry!"
Objection, your honor, hearsay!
The witness is testifying about a matter they do not have personal knowledge of (they are "guessing")
Personal Knowledge/Speculation
A statement that shows the declarant's then existing emotion, physical condition, or mental state.
State of mind exception
Attorney: "On August 2nd, you stayed home sick from work, correct?"
Witness: "Maybe, maybe not."
Objection, your honor, non-responsive!
On a redirect examination, an attorney asks questions beyond the issues raised on cross.
Outside the Scope of Cross-Examination
A statement which, when made, could have damaged the declarant economically, subjected them to the risk of civil or criminal liability, or created a risk of making them hated by the community.
Attorney: Are you dumb enough to expect the judge to believe that?
Objection, your honor, argumentative!
A witness is testifying to a person's traits or personality tendencies, in order to prove that a person acted in accordance with those traits or tendencies on a specific occasion.
A prior statement made by the declarant that is different than their trial testimony.
Prior inconsistent statement
Attorney: "Can you describe all the work you have ever done for your company, Mr. Ahn?"
Objection, your honor, counsel's question calls for a narrative!
This objection may be used to exclude relevant evidence if its value as proof of some fact is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission creates a substantial danger of undue bias, confuses the issues, wastes time, or misleads the judge.
More Prejudicial than Probative
A statement that shows evidence of a person's standing/character
Reputation of a person's character in the community exception
Objection, your honor, compound question!