Which objection applies when the witness goes beyond the scope of the question asked?

Which objection applies when the witness goes beyond the scope of the question asked?

• A. Lack of Foundation
• B. Narrating
• C. Improper Opinion
• D. Lack of Personal Knowledge

Answer: (B)

Going beyond the question and narrating is the issue when a witness answers with more detail or tells a story than what was asked. The idea is to keep responses concise and directly tied to the question, so an objection flags that the witness is providing extra, narrative information rather than a straightforward answer. The judge can require the witness to answer briefly and may strike the extraneous parts. In this scenario, the best fit is that the witness is narrating because the problem is the addition of descriptive details beyond the scope of the question. The other objections address different problems: Lack of Foundation concerns insufficient basis to introduce a statement, Improper Opinion targets opinions not allowed for a lay witness or expert, and Lack of Personal Knowledge means the witness doesn’t have firsthand knowledge.

Going beyond the question and narrating is the issue when a witness answers with more detail or tells a story than what was asked. The idea is to keep responses concise and directly tied to the question, so an objection flags that the witness is providing extra, narrative information rather than a straightforward answer. The judge can require the witness to answer briefly and may strike the extraneous parts.

In this scenario, the best fit is that the witness is narrating because the problem is the addition of descriptive details beyond the scope of the question. The other objections address different problems: Lack of Foundation concerns insufficient basis to introduce a statement, Improper Opinion targets opinions not allowed for a lay witness or expert, and Lack of Personal Knowledge means the witness doesn’t have firsthand knowledge.