The paper will be checked for plagiarism through Turnitin and grammar will be checked.
The book used is O.G. Wellborn (Ed.), Cases and materials on the rules of evidence (7th ed). St. Paul, MN: West Academic Publishing. Chapter 3. Procedures for Admitting and Excluding Evidence
In a 2-page paper, state the objection (or why there is not an objection and thus why the questions are proper) to the following questions asked in a trial.
For example, Objection Assumes Facts Not in Evidence (611a), and give an explanation.
1. “What did the defendant say when he put the gun in your face?”
2. “What did Mary tell you she saw?” (Mary is not a witness or defendant in the case.)
3. “Doctor, what do the records of your colleague say about how he treated the patient?” (Records have not been admitted in the case.)
4. “Do you believe what the defendant said to you?”
5. “Did the defendant tell you that he did this in self-defense?”
a. asked by the prosecutor
b. asked by the defense attorney
6. “Your Honor, On behalf of the defense we offer the defendant’s sworn statement to the police.”
7. “State offers the prior convictions of the defendant for felony driving while intoxicated”
a. In a murder trial where the defendant does not testify
b. In the punishment phase of a trial
c. To impeach and cross examine a testifying defendant
