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Ch. 1 I. Introduction § 1:10 Applicable Rules § 1:20 Presentation and Admissibility of Evidence II. Objections A. Principles § 1:30 Purpose § 1:40 Admission of Improper Evidence § 1:50 Preserving Record for Appeal § 1:60 Fundamental Error § 1:70 Harmless Error in Civil Cases § 1:80 Harmless Error in Criminal Cases § 1:90 Bases for Objecting B. Procedure 1. General Points § 1:100 Pretrial Preparation § 1:110 When Not to Object § 1:120 Objecting in Limine § 1:130 Objecting at Trial § 1:140 Object in Time § 1:150 Stating the Basis 2. Specific Types of Objections § 1:160 Objecting in Bench Trials § 1:170 Objecting to Question or Comment § 1:180 Objecting to Questions by Court § 1:190 Objecting to Documents § 1:200 Objecting to Opening or Closing Statement § 1:210 Objecting to Jury Charge § 1:220 Continuing Objections 3. Actions After Objection § 1:230 Taking an Exception § 1:240 Objection Sustained Against You III. Procedures Related to Objections A. Motions in Limine § 1:250 Purpose § 1:260 Advantages and Disadvantages § 1:270 In Civil Cases § 1:280 In Criminal Cases § 1:290 Procedure § 1:300 Ruling on Motion § 1:305 Appeal B. Offers of Proof § 1:310 Definition and Purpose § 1:320 Procedure § 1:330 Opposing an offer C. Motions to Strike § 1:340 Definition and Purpose § 1:350 When to Move to Strike D. Curative and Limiting Instructions § 1:360 Definition and Purpose § 1:370 Sample Curative Instructions § 1:380 Limiting Instructions E. Motions for Mistrial § 1:390 Definition and Purpose § 1:400 When to Move for Mistrial
Ch. 2 I. Principles A. Governing Law § 2:10 Civil Trials § 2:20 Criminal Trials B. Participants § 2:30 Judge § 2:40 Litigants C. Procedure § 2:50 General Rules § 2:60 Methods of Jury Selection § 2:70 Objectionable Behavior by Counsel § 2:80 How to Object § 2:90 Obtaining Rulings § 2:100 Application of Rulings at Trial § 2:110 Invoking Judicial Supervision D. Examining the Panel 1. Generally § 2:120 Permissible Topics § 2:130 Ability to Discharge Jury Function § 2:140 Explore Prejudices 2. Limits Judge May Impose § 2:150 Rhetorical and Repetitive Questions § 2:160 Examine Outside Panel’s Presence § 2:170 Time Limits § 2:180 Judicial Voir Dire E. Challenges § 2:190 Overview § 2:200 To Panel § 2:210 For Cause § 2:220 Peremptory II. Objections § 2:230 Arguing Case § 2:240 Legal Matters § 2:250 Repetitiveness § 2:260 Indoctrinating Jury; Hypotheticals § 2:270 Discriminatory Use of Peremptory Challenges
Ch. 3 I. Principles § 3:10 Purpose § 3:20 Right to Make Statement § 3:30 Who Opens First § 3:40 Recording Openings § 3:50 Avoiding Objections § 3:60 Objecting to Opponent’s Opening § 3:70 Motions to Dismiss § 3:80 Using Demonstrative Evidence II. Objections § 3:90 Arguing Case § 3:100 Erroneous Matter § 3:110 Personal Attacks; Injection of Self; Inflammatory Statements § 3:120 Failure to Set Forth Claim § 3:130 Financial or Personal Circumstances § 3:140 Insurance Coverage § 3:150 Settlement Negotiations § 3:160 Repairs
Ch. 4 I. Principles § 4:10 Overview § 4:20 Trial Court Discretion § 4:30 Evidence Admissible for Limited Purposes § 4:35 Evidence of Third-Party Culpability II. Objection § 4:40 Relevance and Materiality
Ch. 5 I. Principles A. Hearsay Rule § 5:10 Definition and Purpose § 5:20 Non-Hearsay Distinguished § 5:25 Right to Confrontation with Testimonial Hearsay § 5:30 Effect of Hearsay Admitted Without Objection B. Exceptions to Hearsay Rule § 5:40 Overview § 5:50 Availability of Declarant § 5:60 No Wild Card Exception II. Objections A. General Objections § 5:70 Hearsay § 5:80 Hearsay Within Hearsay § 5:85 Testimonial Hearsay in Criminal Prosecutions B. Objections Involving Hearsay Exceptions 1. Declarant Must Be Unavailable § 5:90 Former Testimony § 5:100 Declarations Against Interest § 5:110 Dying Declaration § 5:120 Pedigree 2. Declarant Must Be Available § 5:130 Prior Inconsistent Statements § 5:140 Past Recollection Recorded 3. Declarant Availability Irrelevant § 5:150 Admissions § 5:160 Business, Hospital, and Police Records § 5:170 Public Documents § 5:180 State of Mind § 5:190 Present Sense Impression § 5:200 Excited Utterance or Spontaneous Declaration § 5:210 Prompt Outcry
CH. 6 § 6:10 Ambiguous, Confusing, Unintelligible, or Vague § 6:20 Compound § 6:30 Prejudicial § 6:40 Self-Serving § 6:50 Bolstering § 6:60 Cumulative
Ch. 7 I. Principles § 7:10 Definition and Purpose § 7:20 Categories of Privileges § 7:30 Asserting Privilege § 7:35 Corporate Clients § 7:40 Effect of Establishing Privilege § 7:50 Electronic Communication of Privilege § 7:55 Disclosure About Official Proceeding II. Objections A. Constitutional Privilege § 7:60 Self-incrimination B. Statutory Privileges § 7:70 Attorney-Client § 7:80 Attorney Work Product; Material Prepared for Litigation § 7:90 Physician-Patient § 7:100 Spousal § 7:110 Cleric-Congregant § 7:120 Professional Journalist § 7:130 Psychologist § 7:140 Social Worker § 7:150 Rape Victim-Crisis Counselor § 7:160 Library Records C. Common Law Privileges § 7:170 Parent-Child § 7:180 State Secrets or Official Information § 7:190 Informant § 7:200 Employers
Ch. 8 § 8:10 Character § 8:20 Habit
Ch. 9 I. Principles § 9:10 Definition § 9:20 Demonstrative Evidence Distinguished § 9:30 Admissibility § 9:40 Impact on Jury § 9:50 Inspection by Jury § 9:60 Use in Opening Statement § 9:70 Foundation Requirements II. Objections § 9:80 Chain of Custody § 9:90 Exhibition of Person to Show Injury or Body Condition § 9:100 Viewing Premises or Scene of Incident
Ch. 10 § 10:10 Photograph § 10:20 Videotape or Motion Picture § 10:30 Sound Recording § 10:40 X-Ray and Other Medical Diagnostic Imaging Tests
Ch. 11 I. Principles § 11:10 Rules and Admissibility § 11:15 Electronic Business Records II. Objections § 11:20 Best Evidence Rule § 11:30 Public Documents and Records § 11:40 Business Records
Ch. 12 § 12:10 Parol Evidence
Ch. 13 I. Principles § 13:10 Definition and Purpose § 13:20 Trial Court Discretion § 13:30 Foundation Requirements § 13:40 Introducing Demonstrative Evidence § 13:50 Proponent’s Considerations § 13:60 Opponent’s Considerations § 13:70 Use in Opening Statement § 13:80 Use in Closing Argument II. Objections § 13:90 Charts, Diagrams, Graphs, or Maps § 13:100 Models § 13:110 Demonstrations, Simulations, Recreations, or Experiments
Ch. 14 I. Principles A. General Points § 14:10 Definition and Presumption § 14:20 Incompetency Warning Signs § 14:30 Impeachment Distinguished § 14:40 Privilege Distinguished § 14:50 Physical Impairment or Inability to Speak English Distinguished § 14:60 Witness as Exhibit Distinguished B. Procedure § 14:70 Raising and Determining Competency § 14:80 Preliminary Hearing § 14:90 Effect of Competency Determination II. Objections § 14:100 Oath or Affirmation § 14:110 Lack of Personal Knowledge § 14:120 Infancy § 14:130 Mental or Physical Impairment § 14:140 Intoxication § 14:150 Dead Man’s Statute § 14:160 Testimony Against Spouse in Adultery Action
Ch. 15 I. Principles § 15:10 Direct Examination § 15:20 Cross-Examination § 15:30 Redirect and Recross § 15:40 Judicial Examination of Witnesses § 15:50 Excluding Nonparty Witnesses II. Objections A. Objections During Direct Examination § 15:60 Impeaching Own Witness § 15:70 Leading Questions § 15:80 Narrative B. Objections During Cross-Examination § 15:90 Argumentative § 15:100 Beyond Scope of Testimony § 15:110 Prior Criminal Convictions C. Objections During Direct or Cross-Examination § 15:120 Asked and Answered § 15:130 Assuming Facts Not in Evidence § 15:140 Unresponsive § 15:150 Conclusion or Opinion Sought § 15:160 Opinion as to Another’s State of Mind
Ch. 16 I. Principles A. General Points § 16:10 Definition and Distinctions § 16:20 Standards Governing Admissibility § 16:30 Qualification as an Expert § 16:40 Basis for Expert Testimony § 16:45 Conduit Hearsay Is Not Allowed § 16:50 Weight Accorded Expert Testimony § 16:60 Subjects of Expert Testimony B. Procedure § 16:70 Disclosure Requirements § 16:80 Compelling Expert Testimony § 16:90 Objecting to Expert Testimony § 16:100 Examining Expert Witness at Trial II. Objections § 16:110 Lack of Qualifications § 16:115 Lack of Adequate Basis § 16:117 Opinion Based on Hearsay § 16:120 Ultimate Issue § 16:130 Inappropriate Hypothetical Question § 16:140 Scientific Evidence § 16:150 Identification Evidence
Ch. 17 I. Principles § 17:10 Discretion to Regulate Trial § 17:15 Power to Adjourn or Continue § 17:20 Power to Ensure Decorum § 17:30 Regulating Court Attire § 17:35 Dealing with a Deadlocked Jury § 17:40 Objecting to Judicial Conduct II. Objections § 17:50 Conducting Jury Selection § 17:60 Court Comments § 17:70 Embarrassing Counsel § 17:80 Examining Witness § 17:90 Judicial Notice § 17:100 Coercing the Jury
Ch. 18 I. Principles § 18:10 Rules and Sanctions II. Objections § 18:20 Arguing Objections in the Jury’s Presence § 18:30 Failure to Comply with Ruling or Order § 18:40 Improper Comment § 18:50 Presenting Material Not in Evidence § 18:60 Concealing or Destroying Evidence § 18:70 Conflict of Interest
Ch. 19 I. Principles § 19:10 Definition and Purpose § 19:20 Order of Closing Argument § 19:30 Scope § 19:40 Procedure for Objecting During Closing § 19:50 Recording Closing Argument II. Objections § 19:60 Matters Not in Evidence § 19:70 Demonstrative Materials Not in Evidence § 19:80 Commenting on Failure to Testify § 19:90 Injecting Self or Personal Belief; Vouching for Witness Credibility § 19:100 Reading or Arguing Law § 19:110 Personal Attacks § 19:115 Appeals to Sympathy § 19:120 Racial, Political, or Religious Comments § 19:130 Wealth, Poverty, Self-interest § 19:140 Collateral Sources § 19:150 Settlement § 19:160 Specific Damage Award § 19:170 Unit of Time as Measure of Damages (Per Diem Argument)
Ch. 20 § 20:10 Jury Instructions § 20:20 Jury Questions and Read-back Requests § 20:30 Jury Conduct § 20:35 Substitution of Jurors § 20:40 Inconsistent Verdict
Ch. 21 I. Principles § 21:10 Governing Law § 21:20 General Rules § 21:30 Procedure § 21:40 Conduct During Depositions II. Objections § 21:50 Privilege § 21:60 Irrelevant and Burdensome § 21:70 Oath, Interpreter § 21:80 Sanctions for Improper Conduct Index Table of Authorities Table of Cases
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