Federal Rules of Evidence with Cues and Signals for Good Objections

by Deanne C. Siemer

Knowing the technical bases for objections is not so difficult. Law school covers that. What is much harder is recognizing a good objection very quickly when your opponent puts a question to a witness or starts using a document.


This handy guide identifies the "cues" to listen for when your opponent asks a question or the witness gives an answer. These words or phrases that are the "cues" that tell you instantly that you likely have a good objection. When you know the cues, you can object rapidly and successfully. For documents, this guide also provides the "signals" that support a useful objection. For example, many lawyers miss the objection to "lay opinion" when the writer of a document gives his own view of why something happened.


Cues and Signals gives you details on every objection that has been recognized in federal courts and sorts out the high-payoff objections from those of lower priority for both oral testimony and exhibits. Everything you need on objections is in one compact volume.

This eBook features links to Lexis Advance for further legal research options

242 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 18, 2016

Reviews

[Charles Lincoln]

I mean let’s be honest, it helps to review evidence law. Are we solving the depths of Hegelian dialectics? Maybe not. But maybe we are. The true reward is the friends we made along the way.