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Crime show lawyers gripe
Posted on 6/20/25 at 3:22 am
Posted on 6/20/25 at 3:22 am
If the witness says something more than they want they object to have it stricken, but then they ask a question and then cut the witness off to ask something else. Why can't the witness finish answering the question?
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Posted on 6/20/25 at 4:03 am to travelgamer
I object to this thread.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 4:13 am to travelgamer
Get Gordon, get it done
Posted on 6/20/25 at 4:13 am to Traffic Circle
Posted on 6/20/25 at 4:47 am to travelgamer
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Why can't the witness finish answering the question?
I believe they just follow the script.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 5:14 am to travelgamer
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If the witness says something more than they want they object to have it stricken, but then they ask a question and then cut the witness off to ask something else. Why can't the witness finish answering the question?
It’s a tv show. In real life, the judge is going to get on them for interrupting the witness in most instances.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 6:00 am to travelgamer
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If the witness says something more than they want they object to have it stricken
Which is something that happens far more frequently on TV than in real life. The list of reasons testimony can be stricken from the record is fairly small and doesn’t include “that’s not exactly what I asked”.
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but then they ask a question and then cut the witness off to ask something else
This happens a bit more commonly, but generally more by accident because the witness wants to keep explaining and the attorney wants to move on. Any attorney that did it repeatedly, or appeared to do it intentionally, would draw an objection by opposing counsel and an admonition from the Court very quickly.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 6:03 am to travelgamer
And on a related note, it should come as no surprise that those of us who actually do trial work have a really, really hard time watching any shows or movies that involve courtroom scenes 
Except for My Cousin Vinny, which is beautiful
Except for My Cousin Vinny, which is beautiful
Posted on 6/20/25 at 6:04 am to travelgamer
Outside of the work itself, the most annoying part of being a lawyer is how everyone has exposure to what they think your job “should” be, but it’s all retarded bastardizations that take longer to sort out than it’s worth.
But I can’t complain too much, because the same retarded TV shows also conned a bunch of people into thinking it’s a job for cool people and not insufferable debate figs.
But I can’t complain too much, because the same retarded TV shows also conned a bunch of people into thinking it’s a job for cool people and not insufferable debate figs.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 6:07 am to Joshjrn
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Which is something that happens far more frequently on TV than in real life. The list of reasons testimony can be stricken from the record is fairly small and doesn’t include “that’s not exactly what I asked”.
One of my favorite parts of reading transcripts is when people have a “TV lawyer” moment and ask a question to be stricken… and the court reporter just writes down that so-and-so said “strike that” instead
Posted on 6/20/25 at 6:09 am to travelgamer
You know they shite is scripted and a fictional tv show?
Posted on 6/20/25 at 6:30 am to Joshjrn
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And on a related note, it should come as no surprise that those of us who actually do trial work have a really, really hard time watching any shows or movies that involve courtroom scenes
The series Goliath was pretty bad in that regard.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 6:42 am to Joshjrn
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If the witness says something more than they want they object to have it stricken. Which is something that happens far more frequently on TV than in real life.
You see it with some regularity where I practice in the Midwest. But it is stupid because you’re right it doesn’t actually do anything it’s more an attempt to bully/badger the witness. Never like when I see lawyers do this. It is weak.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 7:22 am to travelgamer
You can object to a non responsive answer/response, i.e. rambling without actually answering the question or going well beyond the scope of the question.
As to "interrupting," 1. the other attorney would have to object to the first lawyer not allowing the witness to answer, and 2. the follow-up question could be in a brief moment of pause during the answer such that perhaps it wasn't an interruption, or the question could be the natural flow of a conversation.
Ok that's $40 for my time.
As to "interrupting," 1. the other attorney would have to object to the first lawyer not allowing the witness to answer, and 2. the follow-up question could be in a brief moment of pause during the answer such that perhaps it wasn't an interruption, or the question could be the natural flow of a conversation.
Ok that's $40 for my time.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 7:37 am to travelgamer
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Why can't the witness finish answering the question?
They can if the lawyer that wants them to finish objects to cutting them off.
Posted on 6/20/25 at 8:46 am to travelgamer
why do they do this?
Because you can't handle the truth that is why
Because you can't handle the truth that is why
Posted on 6/20/25 at 10:23 am to travelgamer
Playing Perry Mason is so much fun until you have to actually do it.
Posted on 6/21/25 at 7:56 am to OKBoomerSooner
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One of my favorite parts of reading transcripts is when people have a “TV lawyer” moment and ask a question to be stricken… and the court reporter just writes down that so-and-so said “strike that” instead
I once saw a transcript of a trial where a lawyer had a habit of beginning to ask a question, such as "On that fateful Thursday night ...", then saying "strike that" and asking it a different way. The court reporter dutifully typed out the partial original question and then typed Xs over it.
Posted on 6/21/25 at 8:14 am to travelgamer
Prosecutors on TV constantly break the “best case” rule..
Posted on 6/21/25 at 9:47 am to Twenty 49
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The court reporter dutifully typed out the partial original question and then typed Xs over it.
Protect her at all costs
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