Trial Objections Checklist

• Jurisdiction: Virginia

TRIAL OBJECTIONS CHECKLIST

1. Absence of prior accidents not relevant: ¶ 6.311

2. Adversarial examination of witness by the court: ¶ 8.4

3. Argument: Voir dire or opening statement: ¶¶ 4.401, 5.202

4. Argumentative: ¶ 6.402

5. Asked and answered: ¶ 6.301

6. Assumes facts not in evidence or loaded question: ¶ 6.403

7. Attack on counsel is improper: ¶ 10.5

8. Attorney-client privilege: ¶ 6.316

9. Authenticity as to exhibit: ¶ 6.502(A)

10. Badgering: ¶ 6.405

11. Bench conference not necessary: ¶ 6.6

12. Not the best evidence: ¶¶ 6.414, 6.502(B)

13. Beyond the scope of direct: ¶ 6.404

14. Bolstering through prior consistent statement: ¶ 6.307

15. Calls for character evidence: ¶ 6.314

16. Captions are prejudicial: ¶ 6.502(D)

17. Chain of custody not established: ¶ 6.502(T)

18. Collateral source reference is improper: ¶ 10.5

19. Company rule exclusion is violated: ¶ 6.317

20. Competence of witness not established: ¶ 6.302

21. Computer-generated data is hearsay: ¶ 6.502(V)

22. Rule of completeness requires that the...