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==Generally== | ==Generally== | ||
* Irrelevance | * {{Box}} Irrelevance | ||
* Compound Question | * {{Box}} Compound Question | ||
* No foundation/Assumes facts not proven | * {{Box}} No foundation/Assumes facts not proven | ||
* Misquoting prior evidence/statement | * {{Box}} Misquoting prior evidence/statement | ||
* Hearsay | * {{Box}} Hearsay | ||
* Asked and answered | * {{Box}} Asked and answered | ||
* Badgering, harassing witness | * {{Box}} Badgering, harassing witness | ||
* arguing with witness | * {{Box}} arguing with witness | ||
* Asking witness for inadmissible opinion | * {{Box}} Asking witness for inadmissible opinion | ||
* Character not in issue | * {{Box}} Character not in issue | ||
* Monologuing/Editorizating | * {{Box}} Monologuing/Editorizating | ||
* Privilege | * {{Box}} Privilege (Solicitor-Client; Informer; Litigation) | ||
* Vague/Misleading question | * {{Box}} Vague/Misleading question | ||
* {{Box}} Contradicting Collateral Facts (see [[Collateral Fact Rule]] | |||
==On Direct Examination Only== | ==On Direct Examination Only== | ||
* Leading Question | * {{Box}} Leading Question | ||
==On Sexual Assault Cases== | ==On Sexual Assault Cases== | ||
* Failure of complainant to "fight back" | ; Prior Sexual History | ||
* Failure of complainant to "scream" or "call for help" | * {{Box}} Sexual contact with anyone, except contact at issue in trial | ||
* Failure of complainant to report the assault in a timely manner | |||
; Sexual Assault Myths | |||
* Failure of the complainant to "fight back" | |||
* Failure of the complainant to "scream" or "call for help" | |||
* Failure of the complainant to report the assault in a timely manner | |||
Revision as of 10:19, 13 February 2019
Generally
- ☐ Irrelevance
- ☐ Compound Question
- ☐ No foundation/Assumes facts not proven
- ☐ Misquoting prior evidence/statement
- ☐ Hearsay
- ☐ Asked and answered
- ☐ Badgering, harassing witness
- ☐ arguing with witness
- ☐ Asking witness for inadmissible opinion
- ☐ Character not in issue
- ☐ Monologuing/Editorizating
- ☐ Privilege (Solicitor-Client; Informer; Litigation)
- ☐ Vague/Misleading question
- ☐ Contradicting Collateral Facts (see Collateral Fact Rule
On Direct Examination Only
- ☐ Leading Question
On Sexual Assault Cases
- Prior Sexual History
- ☐ Sexual contact with anyone, except contact at issue in trial
- Sexual Assault Myths
- Failure of the complainant to "fight back"
- Failure of the complainant to "scream" or "call for help"
- Failure of the complainant to report the assault in a timely manner
On Calling Counter-Evidence
- Failure to confront opposing witness with counter-story (Rule in Browne v Dunn)