Objections Cheatsheet
Generally
- Irrelevance
- Compound Question
- No foundation
- Misquoting prior evidence/statement
- Hearsay
- Asked and answered
- Badgering, harassing witness
- Character not in issue
- Monologuing/Editorizating
- Privilege
- Vague/Misleading question
On Direct Examination Only
- Leading Question
On Calling Counter-Evidence
- Failure to confront opposing witness with counter-story (Rule in Browne v Dunn)