KINDS OF OBJECTIONS
1. LEADING
Those that suggests answers, based sole
on recollection and not on choices to
choose from
What, where, who, how
Yes, or no
Suggest answers
You’re putting words to the mouth of the
witness
Direct – not admissible
Cross - admissible
JAR – object questions; strike out
questions that comes from leading
questions
MINOR – allowed, lead to witness since he
does not understand the question
UNABLE to understand; court will clarify
Why prohibited from asking leading
questions during direct examination:   9. MISLEADING
Such questions subject the witness to certain
opinions and influence the witness’s
reasoning, feelings, intentions and
perceptions. That is why leading questions are
prohibited.
Leading questions will make a witness
validate the attorney's words. In effect,
this allows the attorney to indirectly
testify through the witness, which can be
quite effective.
Prohibited: The lawyer is not supposed
to be the witness but the witness. If you
allow a leading question in DE, whenever
a question is answerable by a YES/NO.
2. NO BASIS
No pinagmulan before it was asked
Facts were not established then a
question was asked regarding the fact
Should not assume that something
happened before that
Limited perception
What’s happen next, if any?
3. ALREADY ANSWERED
D pde un paulit ulit
If already answered does not need to ask
the question again
4. ARGUMENTATIVE
Want to start an argument with the
witness;
5. HYPOTHETICAL
Hypothetical situation – ask question on
something that had not happened
Should ask only something the witness
have perceived
6. COMPUND
Many questions in the form of 1
questions; Answer may mean different
things in that single question
7. KILOMETRIC
Question that is long, witness will not be
able to understand
8. BADGERING
Harassing the witness with the question
Seeks the witness to admit to a point he
never made
Or argumentative question means that a
question (a) uses logic in such a way that
it deliberately causes someone to reach
an incorrect conclusion, and (b) makes an
argument rather than asks a question.
This may typically an objection made to a
line of questioning to a witness during a
trial.
10. INCOMPETENT
Witness not in a position to answer the
question – not trained, does not know,
someone else have the information
11. ASK FOR AN OPINION
Ask the witness for his/her point of view
on the fact, hindi expert testimony.
12. ASK FOR A CONCLUSION
Asking the impression of the fact from the
witness
Judge is the authority to conclude
13. IMMATERIAL/IRRELEVANT
Not related / tangency on the question
and issue or the matter being proved
14. PRIVILEDGE
 Somebody told that it is a fact, stating a fact- Not
15. NOT COVERED IN DIRECT TESTIMONY hearsay
A matter if not covered in direct is also
not covered in cross
“What are the cause of the fight, if u knew?
16. BEST EVIDENC RULE
Contents of a document – document is the
best evidence

17. ASK WITNESS NARRATE

Ask but no follow up question – need a
logical sequence not just ask witness to
narrate

18. WITNESS IS NARRATING (move to

strike)
Not answering any question; should not
be considered in the decision of the court
need to move to strike.

19. VAGUE/AMBIGUOUS
Not clear question; witness would not be
able to understand the question

20. UNRESPONSIVE (move to strike)

Logical answer should be the reply; the
response is far from the question

21. HEARSAY (move to strike)

Not on their personal knowledge

22. SPECULATIVE
Asking the witness to speculate

Jurisdiction over a defendant in a civil case is

acquired either through service of summons or
through voluntary appearance in court and
submission to its authority.

When asking his direct examination, the examiner

must appear talking ordinarily with the witness. Make
it a lively conversation

The witness should be asked the reason for his

coming to the court before testifying.

Question:
Answer: A subpoena was served upon me.
Counsel: Your Honor, may I pray that the subpoena
be marked as evidence
Judge: Mark it.

I am presenting an expert witness, is it alright for the

defense counsel to admit this

Hearsay: Not came from the third person. Based on

the statement made by another persons. Testifying
from what he heard.