Statistics for Common Objections in Court

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The question suggests the answer to the witness; allowed in cross-examination	Leading question	87%
The question makes an argument rather than question	Argumentative	83%
The witness does not know the answer personally but heard it from another source	Hearsay	78%
Counsel is antagonizing the witness	Badgering	74%
The question asks the witness to guess the answer rather than rely on facts	Speculation	74%
Multiple questions asked together	Compound question	70%
The question is not about the issues in the trial	Irrelevant or immaterial	57%
The question assumes something as true for which no evidence has been shown	Assumes facts not in evidence	17%