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    Grounds For Objection

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    The document lists common grounds for objecting to questions asked of a witness in court, including objections that a question is ambiguous, argumentative, asks information already provided, assumes facts not evidenced, badgers the witness, goes beyond the scope of previous questions, calls for a conclusion rather than facts, speculation rather than facts, contains multiple questions, relies on hearsay, or the witness is not competent to answer.

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    The document lists common grounds for objecting to questions asked of a witness in court, including objections that a question is ambiguous, argumentative, asks information already provided, assumes facts not evidenced, badgers the witness, goes beyond the scope of previous questions, calls for a conclusion rather than facts, speculation rather than facts, contains multiple questions, relies on hearsay, or the witness is not competent to answer.

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    The document lists common grounds for objecting to questions asked of a witness in court, including objections that a question is ambiguous, argumentative, asks information already provided, assumes facts not evidenced, badgers the witness, goes beyond the scope of previous questions, calls for a conclusion rather than facts, speculation rather than facts, contains multiple questions, relies on hearsay, or the witness is not competent to answer.

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    The document lists common grounds for objecting to questions asked of a witness in court, including objections that a question is ambiguous, argumentative, asks information already provided, assumes facts not evidenced, badgers the witness, goes beyond the scope of previous questions, calls for a conclusion rather than facts, speculation rather than facts, contains multiple questions, relies on hearsay, or the witness is not competent to answer.

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    GROUNDS FOR

    OBJECTION

     Ambiguous, confusing, misleading, vague, and unintelligible:


    the question is not clear and precise enough for the witness to properly
    answer.

     Argumentative: the question makes an argument rather than asking a


    question.

     Asked and answered: when the same attorney continues to ask the
    same question and they have already received an answer.

     Assumes facts not in evidence: the question assumes something as


    true for which no evidence has been shown.

     Badgering: counsel is antagonizing the witness in order to provoke a


    response, either by asking questions without giving the witness an
    opportunity to answer or by openly mocking the witness.

     Beyond the scope: A question asked during cross-examination has to be


    within the scope of direct, and so on.

     Calls for a conclusion: the question asks for an opinion rather than
    facts.

     Calls for speculation: the question asks the witness to guess the
    answer rather than to rely on known facts.

     Compound question: multiple questions asked together.

     Hearsay: the witness does not know the answer personally but heard it
    from another. However, there are several exceptions to the rule against
    hearsay.

     Incompetent: the witness is not qualified to answer the question.

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