Mock Trial definitions

It may be misunderstood by the witness or have more than one meaning

• speculation

• ambiguous

• hearsay

• argumentative

The witness has already answered a substantially similar question asked by the attorney on the same subject matter

• compound

• assuming facts not in evidence

• general/ broad

• asked and answered

joins two or more questions

• lack of personal knowledge

• leading

• relevance

• compound

asked for the purpose of persuading the jury or the judge, rather than to elicit information and calls for no new facts

• argumentative

• relevance

• beyond the scope

• general/ broad

when the question asks the witness to guess the answer rather to rely on known facts

• narrative

• relevancy

• speculation/ lack of personal knowledge

• assuming facts not in evidence

used to persuade clients to make a particular decision

• hearsay

• narrative

• argumentative

• leading

it presumes unproven facts to be true

• assuming facts not in evidence

• hearsay

• lack of personal knowledge

• beyond the scope

When a question is outside the relevant range, extent of action

• beyond the scope

• ambiguous

• relevance

• speculation

does not lead the witness to a specific answer on a specific subjet

• argumentative

• hearsay

• general/ broad

• leading

the witness is relating a story in response to a question that does not call for one

• relevance

• narrative

• assuming facts not in evidence

• speculation