Trial Objections Checklist 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: ¶¶ 6.415 , 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 statement be put in context: ¶ 6.307
23.	Compound question: ¶ 6.407
24.	Counsel is testifying: ¶¶ 6.424 , 10.5
25.	Cumulative: ¶¶ 6.303 , 6.502(C)
26.	Daubert objection to expert testimony: ¶¶ 7.103 , 7.104

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27.	Dead Man's Act: ¶ 6.308(E)
28.	Doctor-patient privilege: ¶ 6.316
29.	Document speaks for itself: ¶¶ 6.307 , 6.502(Q)
30.	Demonstrative exhibits should come from established texts: ¶ 6.502(E)
31.	Empty chair argument is not relevant: ¶ 6.311
32.	Exceeds scope of section 8.01-399: ¶ 6.316
33.	Expert designation not timely: ¶ 7.107
34.	Expert testimony exceeds identification: ¶ 7.106
35.	Expert testimony not necessary as matter is

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