Before heading into trial, review this list of trial objections. And keep it handy during trial. Objections to Competency of Witness Unable to express and be understood (Evid C §701) Unable to understand duty to tell truth (Evid C §701) Judge at this trial (Evid C §703) Juror at this trial (Evid C §704) Without personal knowledge (Evid C §702) Officer not in distinctive uniform when arrest made (Veh C §40804) Objections to the Form of Question (Evid C §765, unless otherwise indicated) Ambiguous, confusing, unintelligible Argumentative Already asked and answered Assumes fact in dispute or not in evidence Compound Leading (Evid C §767) Misquotes witness Calls for narrative answer Calls for speculation, e.g., not in witness’s personal knowledge (Evid C §§702, 801) Too general Objections to Foundation of Offered Evidence Lacks authentication Inadmissible secondary evidence (see Evid C §§1520-1567) Corpus delicti not…
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