If the attorney hears something that is objectionable, they must then make a split second decision on whether or not to object. The process of making an objection is twofold:įirst, an attorney must be paying close attention to what questions are being asked, and what answers are being given. One of the most difficult aspects of making an objection is that an attorney often needs to react very quickly. If there is an evidence issue with an attorney’s statements during these arguments, it should be brought to the judge’s attention during rebuttal.
Statements made by attorneys during opening or closing arguments cannot be objected to. Objections in mock trial can only be made during the direct and cross examination. Other competitions may use more or less objections, so be sure to check your specific rules before competing. The rest of this post will refer to the objections used by California Mock Trial, organized by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. During competitions, mock trial attorneys are limited to the objections set forth in the specific rules for their competition. Most mock trial competitions publish their own simplified rules of evidence, which include the most essential objections. In the US legal system, objections are part of evidence codes, and can be extremely complicated. Often, the end goal of the objection is to have evidence limited or altogether ruled inadmissible by the judge. An objection is a statement made by an attorney during a case for the purpose of questioning or challenging any specific evidence.
Few things are as intimidating to a new mock trial attorney as the concept of making objections during trial.
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