Chapter 5 MAKING AND MEETING OBJECTIONS

0001 VERSACOMP ( ) COMPOSE2 ( ) 07/31/02 (12:49). The Trial Process: Law, Tactics and Ethics J:\VRS\DAT\03106\ --- --- POST 1 1/1. Chapter 5. MAKING AND MEETING OBJECTIONS . INTRODUCTION. This Chapter is not a comprehensive review of the rules of evidence. We assume that you have already taken a course in evidence and remember the basic doctrines of relevancy, hearsay, privilege, competency, and opinion testimony. The rules of impeachment will be covered in the Cross- Examination Chapter . This Chapter concentrates instead on the procedure for invoking rules of evidence, as well other rules of trial conduct the objection . We will focus on how to make and respond to OBJECTIONS during the examination of witnesses, including: Proper objection procedure The tactics of OBJECTIONS How to respond to OBJECTIONS In addition, we will introduce you to some secondary procedures connected to OBJECTIONS you may not have covered in your Evidence class, such as: Motions to strike Offers of proof Admonitions to disregard inadmissible evi

is introduced, the judge may overrule the objection and admit the evidence now subject to the introduction of later evidence that will fill the gap1 — a process most lawyers call “connecting up.” If the

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