state the objection
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.
- “What did the defendant say when he put the gun in your face?â€
- “What did Mary tell you she saw?†(Mary is not a witness or defendant in the case.)
- “Doctor, what do the records of your colleague say about how he treated the patient?†(Records have not been admitted in the case.)
- “Do you believe what the defendant said to you?â€
- “Did the defendant tell you that he did this in self-defense?â€
- asked by the prosecutor
- asked by the defense attorney
- “Your Honor, On behalf of the defense we offer the defendant’s sworn statement to the police.â€
- “State offers the prior convictions of the defendant for felony driving while intoxicatedâ€
- In a murder trial where the defendant does not testify
- In the punishment phase of a trial
- To impeach and cross examine a testifying defendant