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Common Types of Objections

The document outlines common types of objections in court, including hearsay, leading questions, speculation, relevance, argumentative questions, and lack of personal knowledge. It also provides examples of good questions to ask witnesses, focusing on their background and connection to the case. These guidelines help ensure that testimony is reliable and relevant during legal proceedings.

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Common Types of Objections

The document outlines common types of objections in court, including hearsay, leading questions, speculation, relevance, argumentative questions, and lack of personal knowledge. It also provides examples of good questions to ask witnesses, focusing on their background and connection to the case. These guidelines help ensure that testimony is reliable and relevant during legal proceedings.

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Common types of objections

Hearsay: A witness is trying to testify about something that was said by someone else who is

not in court. Hearsay is often not allowed because it's not reliable and can't be cross-examined.

Leading: A lawyer is asking a question in a way that suggests an answer or puts words in the

witness's mouth.

Speculation: A witness is asked to guess, estimate, or assume something.

Relevance: Evidence is being presented that is not relevant to the case.

Argumentative: A question is trying to offer a conclusion about the evidence instead of asking

about what happened.

Lack of personal knowledge: A witness is asked a question about something they haven't

directly experienced or observed.

Good questions

“Will you tell us a little bit about yourself?” “How are you connected to the case?” “Please tell

the jury a bit about your background?”

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