Objections
Any attorney may object to a question. The judge will usually ask the person who possesses an objection, "On what rule of evidence are you relying?" Then the judge will either sustain the objection, preventing the evidence from being introduced, or overrule the objection, allowing the question to be admitted into evidence.
The following are reasons for objections (also known as grounds for objections or the rules of evidence being relied upon) that we will use during our mock trials:
Leading Question:
Attorneys must allow their witnesses to tell their own stories; they must not lead their witnesses through their story.
Outside the Scope of the Record:
Since we are working with a fictional case, witnesses and attornies are required to follow the facts outlined in the case facts and witness statements. While reasonable interpretations of the information provided is acceptable, it is important that they not change the overall facts of the case.
Non-responsive Answer:
The witness is not answering the question asked.
The following are reasons for objections (also known as grounds for objections or the rules of evidence being relied upon) that we will use during our mock trials:
Leading Question:
Attorneys must allow their witnesses to tell their own stories; they must not lead their witnesses through their story.
Outside the Scope of the Record:
Since we are working with a fictional case, witnesses and attornies are required to follow the facts outlined in the case facts and witness statements. While reasonable interpretations of the information provided is acceptable, it is important that they not change the overall facts of the case.
Non-responsive Answer:
The witness is not answering the question asked.