Category Archives: Objections
Land Mine #6: Mistrial
Land Mine #6: Mistrial A party who objects, receives a ruling sustaining the objection, and receives a corrective instruction should still move for a mistrial if he or she believes the instruction has not remedied the problem. A party must move promptly for a mistrial, although not necessarily in the next breath following the comment. … Read More
Land Mine #4: Objections
Land Mine #4: Objections As a general rule, objections must be specific, and they must be timely. Objections must be contemporaneous, or the alleged error will be waived. The objection also must state the specific legal grounds, and only those grounds will be considered by the appellate court. This principle is based on fairness to … Read More