1
witness does not have personal knowledge or is not qualified as an expert to make an opinion
2
opposing counsel is treating your witness roughly or asking the same question several times in an effort to harass the witness
3
questions must not include as fact something that has not been shown to exist in evidence at this point in time
4
concerns some trait of the witness other than his/her honesty or credibility
5
a witness may not invent facts on direct examination
6
a question that has previously been asked and answered is asked again; not allowed on direct examination, allowed on cross-examination
7
witness does have personal or professional knowledge, but opposing counsel has failed to ask preliminary questions necessary to establish that the witness has knowledge
8
question suggests the answer
9
the witness "volunteers" information which goes beyond the scope of the question asked
10
asks the witness a question on re-direct which was not covered during cross-examination or re-cross that was not covered during re-direct
11
an answer that does not directly respond to a question; used during cross-examination
12
witness may not testify about the motives, intentions, or reasons behind the actions of another
13
the testimony is not important to some fact which you or your opponent are trying to prove at trial
14
any spoken or written out-of-court statement, made other than during testimony at trial, which is offered to prove the truth
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