27 сент. 2019 г. · Speculation is a legal basis for objecting to witness testimony on grounds similar to the argumentative objection — because the evidence is not ...

First, if a witness does not know a fact to be true or not, but testifies about it anyway, this testimony would be objectionable as speculation. A witness must ...

2 авг. 2024 г. · Speculation. “Calls for speculation” is an appropriate objection to a question that requires the witness to guess or speculate on an issue where ...

“Objection, Speculation.” This objection is typically made when a testifying witnesses is asked to guess, estimate, or make assumptions about something. For ...

Calls for a conclusion: the question asks for an opinion rather than facts. Calls for speculation: the question asks the witness to guess the answer rather ...

A question calls for speculation when a witness is asked for information that he or she cannot possibly know. In such a case, the witness is essentially asked ...

Calls for Speculation/ Improper Opinion – question calls for a witness to interpret another's state of mind or intentions. 9. Calls for Irrelevant Answer ...

An objection that “calls for speculation” is based upon Evidence Code §§ 702, 800 and 801(b). Under § 702, if a witness does not have personal knowledge of a ...

Speculative: The opposing party's question calls for the witness to speculate about something. Leading question: The question posed by the opposing party ...

(a) An objection can be made that the question calls for speculation by the witness. (b) This objection, technically speaking, is to a failure to lay a proper ...