Is there really an objection called Badgering the witness? I saw it on one of the many law shows no TV but someone I know who took a law seminar over the summer that there is no such thing. If not, what is the closest thing to it?
2007-12-09 13:57:45 · 5 answers · asked by Andrew 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Many lawyers will actually use this technique to try to get someone to say something that will help them win their case.
They will call the witness a liar or other words to make someone angry enough to say something that will help the lawyer's case.
2007-12-09 14:12:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Badgering the Witness?
Is there really an objection called Badgering the witness? I saw it on one of the many law shows no TV but someone I know who took a law seminar over the summer that there is no such thing. If not, what is the closest thing to it?
2015-08-10 18:44:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there's an objection called badgering the witness. I worked for the court system for many years, and it is a very common objection. Lawyers do it all the time. The person who took a law seminar is misinformed, or wasn't paying attention. Badgering a witness is not allowed in a court of law, and if the opposing attorney objects, the objection is almost always sustained.
2007-12-09 14:12:25 · answer #3 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not so much that there is no such thing. It's more like the fact that it's not very likely to happen in a real court of law.
Badgering a witness is dramatic, so it has it's place on a TV drama show.
But in a real life courtroom, the trial has been so carefully coreographed by the prosecution, defence, and the judge, that it's almost impossible for that kind of conduct to take place before a jury.
In real life there are usually very few suprises in an actual courtroom, and when they do take place, it often ends up in a mistrial.
2007-12-09 14:08:15 · answer #4 · answered by No More 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I do not know one off hand. However i am sure there will be a bunch as the same sex issues are now pushing the court and liberal justices hold the bench. It will take the Supreme court to decide this in the wrong way they did Rowe vs. Wade. Why shouldn't this be given back to the American voter as a constitutional amendment?
2016-03-27 01:50:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋