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Badgering - on cross examination, not allowing the witness to answer the
question
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Beyond the scope of personal knowledge - there's no way the witness could
know or should be expected to know the answer to the question
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Characterization - the witness is stating a generality about someone
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Hearsay - introducing an out-of-court statement to prove that what was said
is true
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Inflammatory - the witness' statment is unfairly prejudicial
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Irrelevant - the question is not pertinent to the defendent's guild or
innocence
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Leading the Witness - on direct examination, asking a question that requires
a yes-or-no answer
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Not an expert - the question calls for expert testimony that the witness
cannot give
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Opinion - the witness is not qualified to give an opinion on the matter
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Speculation - the question requires a guess on the part of the witness
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