mock trial objections

unfair extrapolation

can’t create evidence not in testimony

relevance

doesn’t make fact important to case less or more probable

more prej. than prob.

if probabtige value is outweighed by danger of undue prejudice/confusion/misleading

foundation

how do they know?

speculation

they don’t have personal knowledge

opinion lay witness testimony

basically speculation but admissible only if it’s based on own perception or to clear understanding of testimony

expert opnn in ion

expert can testify if they have skill slash experience in topic

character evidence

can’t prove conduct on certain occasion but defense can defendant thru opinion, defense can for victim in opinion, anyb can attack credibility

hearsay

out of court statement for the truth of the matter 13 exceptions

leading

leading question for a desired answer

compound

multiple questions for one answer

narrative

too general and calls for story OR witness yaps on and on

argumentative

attorney challenging witness slash being mean

ask and answer

smt alr been asked and answered and repeated

vague and ambiguous

witness can’t answer if they don’t know the question being asked, say thag again?

non responsive

witness has to answer

outside scope of cross exam

re direct can only be about cross questions

runnning of time

they’re running ur time