Improper Impeachment Uses prohibited means of impeachment Calls for Legal Conclusion Witness incompetent to make determination of law Compound. Question presents two or more issues Misstates Testimony Improperly describes testimony Argumentative Question argues with witness Cumulative. Two+ witnesses testifying to same SM Calls for Speculation Asks lay witness to answer when incompetent on SM Incomplete / Improper Hypo Q based on hypo inconsistent w/ facts Leading. Questions suggestive of an answer Vague / Ambiguous. When question is vague Assumes facts not in Evidence Q includes facts not proven / in evidence Asked and Answered. Not allowed to ask same Q more than once Calls for Expert Opinion Asks lay witness to be expert on subject matter Beyond the Scope Does not follow topic of Direct / Cross / Re-D / Re-C Harassing / Insulting Witness Cause unwarranted annoyance or embarrassment. Calls for Narrative Allows witness to tell long uncontrolled narrative Improper Impeachment Uses prohibited means of impeachment Calls for Legal Conclusion Witness incompetent to make determination of law Compound. Question presents two or more issues Misstates Testimony Improperly describes testimony Argumentative Question argues with witness Cumulative. Two+ witnesses testifying to same SM Calls for Speculation Asks lay witness to answer when incompetent on SM Incomplete / Improper Hypo Q based on hypo inconsistent w/ facts Leading. Questions suggestive of an answer Vague / Ambiguous. When question is vague Assumes facts not in Evidence Q includes facts not proven / in evidence Asked and Answered. Not allowed to ask same Q more than once Calls for Expert Opinion Asks lay witness to be expert on subject matter Beyond the Scope Does not follow topic of Direct / Cross / Re-D / Re-C Harassing / Insulting Witness Cause unwarranted annoyance or embarrassment. Calls for Narrative Allows witness to tell long uncontrolled narrative
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
Uses prohibited means of impeachment
Improper Impeachment
Witness incompetent to make determination of law
Calls for Legal Conclusion
Question presents two or more issues
Compound.
Improperly describes testimony
Misstates Testimony
Question argues with witness
Argumentative
Two+ witnesses testifying to same SM
Cumulative.
Asks lay witness to answer when incompetent on SM
Calls for Speculation
Q based on hypo inconsistent w/ facts
Incomplete / Improper Hypo
Questions suggestive of an answer
Leading.
When question is vague
Vague / Ambiguous.
Q includes facts not proven / in evidence
Assumes facts not in Evidence
Not allowed to ask same Q more than once
Asked and Answered.
Asks lay witness to be expert on subject matter
Calls for Expert Opinion
Does not follow topic of Direct / Cross / Re-D / Re-C
Beyond the Scope
Cause unwarranted annoyance or embarrassment.
Harassing / Insulting Witness
Allows witness to tell long uncontrolled narrative
Calls for Narrative