“Of course!”
“Um…”
“I was walking on the side of the road when I saw… the defendant going to the home.”
“But… it started catching on fire!”
“What is ‘it’, Sincred? Was she inside or outside of the house when it was set on fire?”
“The home, the home!”
“She was inside!”
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“Witness, please state your occupation and your activities during the time of the incident. Were you simply walking around or were you heading to a specific location?”
“Objection. Compound question!”
“I was walking back home after doing practice in the ho-”
Sincred trembles slightly
A compound objections are raised when a question contains multiple inquiries, making it difficult to provide a clear and accurate response. The general remedy is to break up the compound question into multiple questions, so the witness understands what they are responding to.
@discobot roll 2d6
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“Sustained. Please continue, Prosecutor.”
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“Did you see anyone else enter the house before her, or leave the house without you seeing them enter?”
“…Only her.”
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“Thank you.”
“The defense will now have time to cross-exam the witness.”
“Well then, let’s start from the top. Please state your occupation.”
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“Medical student.”
“Very well. What were you doing prior to the time of the incident?”
You hear Violetta mutter ‘asked and answered’. but she doesn’t feel she can get away with it after she shouted over his actual answer.
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“I was doing stagery practioneer work at the hospital then I left to go home.”
“Hm…” Arius attempted to come up with questions for the witness, but ended up with nothing. “When did you leave the hospital?”
“My practice ends at 4:50 PM, but I officially left at 5 PM sharp.”
“Ms. Stars, could you please remind me when the incident occurred?”