Objections

Rules of Evidence is often also known as

• Objections

• Evidence in a trial

• Guidelines for competitions

• Hearsay

Answer explanation

Mock Trial's "Rules of Evidence" are actually taken from California's Evidence Code. They call it "simplified" because they only use 17 of them and only allow a few exceptions around them.

Almost EVERY fact stated in our Mock Trial materials will be admissible under the rules of evidence-meaning if you know your exceptions, you can get ANYTHING in the Mock Trial packet accepted as evidence in a trial.

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• FALSE

All evidence will be admitted unless an attorney objects.

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• FALSE

An effective objection is designed to keep testimony harmful to your case from being admitted.

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• FALSE

Which of the following examples would be the MOST effective means of keeping harmful (to your case) facts from being admitted as evidence in a mock trial.

• A single, well reasoned, objection.

• Multiple, well reasoned objections.

• A pretrial exclusion of evidence.

• Impeachment of the witness testifying to the authenticity of the evidence.

Which of the following objections is NOT an ordinary rule of evidence...meaning, it did not come from the California Evidence Codes.

• Unfair extrapolation

• Relevance

• More Prejudicial than Probative

• Laying a Proper Foundation

What would you call a fact that would likely impact the outcome of the case?

• Material Fact

• Any fact brought up under testimony that is NOT included in the Mock Trial materials.

• Something that a witness claims as true that was not in their witness statement

• Unfair Extrapolation

Mark all of the following that is testimony that can be allowed in a Mock Trial hearing.

• Anything specifically stated in a witness statement.

• Anything specifically stated in the fact pattern.

• Fare extrapolations NOT included in any witness statement or fact pattern.

• Material facts that are NOT included in any witness statement or fact pattern.

Identify the objection. During direct examination, the attorney asks "You didn't check the lock before going to bed, did you?"

• No Personal Knowledge

• Leading

• Opinion

• Hearsay

Identify the objection: On direct examination the attorney asks "Do you think the defendant is a good parent?"

• No Personal Knowledge

• Leading

• Opinion

• Hearsay