Description When a witness does not answer the questions of an attorney that is direct examining or cross-examining him/her, the attorney may object and request that the judge instruct the witness to answer the question. Purpose/Policy/Reason If this objection did not exist, witnesses would be able to stay quiet and not answer any questions that […]
Abusive Questions
Asked and Answered
Description When an attorney asks a witness a question that has already been asked. Purpose/Policy/Reason Asking a witness a question that has already been answered wastes time and contributes nothing new to the trial. Examples “Sir, where were you on the night of February 14?” (In this case, you would object to the question if […]
Narrative Answer/Narrating
Description: When a question asks for a long drawn out response and when the witness gives a long drawn out response. Purpose/Policy/Reason: To prevent the witness from providing information that couldn’t be objected to. If an attorney was to give a vague question, the witness could just go on and on preventing the opposing counsel […]