Index

• Jurisdiction: Virginia

INDEX

ABSENCE OF RULING ON OBJECTION.....................................1.210

ABSENCE OF STATED GROUND FOR RULING.......................1.211

ABUSE OF DISCRETION REVIEW...............................................1.105

ACCIDENT REPORTS.................................2.402(D), 6.306(H)(2), 7.109

ACTIVE JURISDICTION....................................................................6.14

ADDRESSING JUROR BY NAME..................................................6.422

ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE....................................................1.105

ADMISSION OF AFFIDAVITS.........................................6.306(J), 6.321

ADMISSIONS..........................................................................................2.8

Generally.............................................................................................2.801

Amendment of.....................................................................................2.806

Enforcing request...............................................................................2.804

Lack of knowledge .............................................................................. 2.803

Lay opinion evidence permitted in some cases...................... 6.302, 6.323

Limited to 30 requests........................................................................ 2.801

Opinion requests................................................................................. 2.802

Requesting party's opinion.................................................................2.802

Requests related to genuineness of documents................................2.801

Sanctions.............................................................................................2.805

Testimony contradicting....................................................................2.807

Use of deposition as basis for request...............................................2.809

Use of pleadings to contradict............................................................2.808

Withdrawal of.....................................................................................2.806

AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES.............................................................3.216

AGREEMENT OF COUNSEL AS WAIVER.............................. 1.206(B)

AMBIGUOUS ANSWERS.................................................................. 6.420

APPROBATE-REPROBATE BAR.....................................1.104(K), 6.12

ARGUMENTATIVE QUESTIONS........................................ 2.903, 6.402

ASKED AND ANSWERED..................................................... 4.401, 6.301

ASSUMING FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE ...................................... 6.403

ATTORNEY FEES

Motion to compel.................................................................................2.201

Protective order, expenses for............................................................2.302

Rationale for requests for..............................................................3.217(D)

Requesting, when admissions denied................................................ 2.805

ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE.............................2.402(C)(1), 6.316

AUTHENTICATION OF EXHIBITS......... 6.306(P), 6.413, 6.502(A), (I)

AVOIDING OBJECTIONS................................................................ 1.106

BADGERING WITNESS..............................................6.301, 6.405, 6.407

BENCH CONFERENCE, REQUEST FOR.........................................6.6

BEST EVIDENCE RULE .................................................. 6.414, 6.502(B)

BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE DIRECT TESTIMONY....................................................................................6.404

BILL OF PARTICULARS ................................................................. 3.208

BOLSTERING CREDIBILITY ......................................................... 6.406

CALLING FOR A NARRATIVE.......................................................6.416

CALLING FOR CONCLUSION ............................................ 2.503, 2.802

CHARACTER EVIDENCE................................................ 6.306(T), 6.314

CHILD WITNESS ............................................................................... 6.302

CLOSING ARGUMENT

Bases for objection................................................................................ 10.5

Contemporaneous objection........................................................10.2, 10.6

Curative instructions .................................................................. 10.2, 10.5

Factual basis for argument..................................................................10.3

Motion for mistrial....................................................................... 10.2, 10.5

Preserving objections............................................................................10.4

Virginia's view...................................................................................... 10.1

COLLATERAL CONTRACT DOCTRINE...................................... 3.212

COLLATERAL STATEMENTS................................................... 6.307(E)

COMMENTING ON OTHER TESTIMONY ................................... 6.421

COMMENTING ON PROCEDURAL ISSUES............................... 6.320

COMPANY RULES.............................................................................6.317

COMPETENCE OF WITNESS ......................................................... 6.302

COMPOUND QUESTIONS.................................................... 2.903, 6.407

COMPUTER-GENERATED DATA............................................ 6.502(V)

COMPUTER GRAPHICS..............................................................6.502(S)

CONTEMPORANEOUSNESS REQUIREMENT...........1.104, 8.1,10.2

CONTEMPT............................................................................................. 8.8

CONTENT, OBJECTION TO ............................................................... 6.3

CONTINUING OBJECTION ....................................................... 1.104(E)

CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE, ONE-PERCENT ARGUMENT FOR ................................................................4.402, 10.5

CONTROVERSIAL CLIENT ............................................................ 4.403

CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES .................................................. 4.403, 6.102

CORPORATE EMPLOYEE INTERVIEWS ................................... 2.106

CORPORATE WITNESS DESIGNATIONS................................... 2.913

COUNSEL IS TESTIFYING ............................................................. 6.423

CRIMINAL CASES

Absence of entries in public records..........................................6.306(J)(2)

Agreement of counsel as waiver................................................... 1.206(B)

Batson strikes.........................................................................................4.6

Business records ............................................................................ 6.306(G)

CRIMINAL CASES (continued)

Criminal discovery................................................................................2.13

Felonies...........................................................................................2.1303

Misdemeanors................................................................................2.1302

Scope of ........................................................................................... 2.1301

Criminal objections or defenses.........................................................6.104

Electronic communications protected ............................................... 2.705

Law of the case......................................................................................6.11

Lesser included offenses..................................................................... 1.108

Motion to strike..................................................................1.201(A), 1.215

Pretrial objections, time limit for raising..........................................6.104

Prior sexual conduct of complaining witness........................................6.9

Recent complaint of sexual assault..............................................6.306(X)

Renewing objection from suppression hearing ................................. 1.217

Statement under belief of impending death................................6.308(C)

Structural error.................................................................................. 1.205

Testimonial hearsay, Confrontation Clause ..................................... 6.305

Use of documents to examine a witness.......................................6.307(H)

CUMULATIVE TESTIMONY ........................................... 6.303, 6.502(C)

CURATIVE INSTRUCTIONS

Defined ................................................................................................ 1.204

Failure to comply with court order.................................................... 6.304

Jury selection ............................................................................... 4.402, 4.5

Limiting scope of evidence.............................................................1.104(F)

Statement precluded by order in limine................................ 1.207, 5.202

DEAD MAN'S STATUTE........................................6.302, 6.307, 6.308(E)

DEMONSTRATIVE EXHIBITS........................................ 6.502(E), 6.503

DEMURRER........................................................................................ 3.208

DEPOSITIONS

Generally ............................................................................................. 2.901

Abusive tactics .................................................................................... 2.907

Agreements by counsel on objections ................................................ 2.904

Amending deposition testimony ........................................................ 2.915

Argumentative questions........................................................ 2.903, 6.402

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