Objections Cheatsheet: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:24, 15 February 2019

See also: Examinations-in-Chief and Cross-Examinations

☐ Irrelevance (see Relevance) ☐ Eliciting evidence supporting a Motion not before the Court ☐ No foundation/Assumes facts not proven ☐ Improperly Phrased Questions ☐ Compound Question ☐ Vague/Misleading question ☐ Misquoting prior evidence/statement ☐ Uncivil Questions ☐ Asked and answered ☐ Badgering, harassing witness ☐ arguing with witness ☐ Monologuing/Editorizating ☐ Contradicting Collateral Facts (see Collateral Fact Rule) ☐ Evidence that generally is inadmissible ☐ Hearsay ☐ Asking witness for expert opinion (see Expert Evidence) ☐ Eliciting Privileged information (see Solicitor-Client Privilege; Informer Privilege; Litigation Privilege) ☐ Eliciting evidence unconnected to incident at issue ☐ a prior consistent statement as "oath helping" (see Prior Consistent Statements) ☐ Character of accused not admissible unless accused put his character in issue (see Character of Accused) ☐ Character of victim presumed not relevant unless "probative value outweighs its prejudicial effect" (see Character of Non-Accused Persons) ☐ Leading Question (on examination-in-chief only)

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 ** {{Box}} Asking witness for expert opinion (see [[Expert Evidence]])
 ** {{Box}} Eliciting Privileged information (see [[Solicitor-Client Privilege]]; [[Informer Privilege]]; [[Litigation Privilege]])
-* {{Box}} Eliciting evidence outside of incident
+* {{Box}} Eliciting evidence unconnected to incident at issue
 ** {{Box}} a prior consistent statement as "oath helping" (see [[Prior Consistent Statements]])
 ** {{Box}} Character ''of accused'' not admissible unless accused put his character in issue (see [[Character of Accused]])