Which objection would you raise if a witness repeats the same question answered earlier in a different form?

Which objection would you raise if a witness repeats the same question answered earlier in a different form?

• A. Asked and Answered
• B. Leading Question
• C. Narrating
• D. Outside the Scope

Answer: (A)

The main idea is to prevent redundant questioning. An objection of Asked and Answered is raised when a witness is asked the same matter that has already been answered, even if the question is put in different words. Repeating the issue in another form doesn't change the substance; it just tries to reopen or prolong the examination and can mislead jurors by prompting the same testimony again or inviting a different answer. In this scenario, the attorney has already elicited an answer to a question about a particular matter, and then re-asks essentially the same thing in a new phrasing. That fits the Asked and Answered objection because the core testimony is not new; it’s the same point being brought up again. The other options don’t fit this situation. A Leading Question would be one that suggests the answer within the question itself, which isn’t the issue here. Narrating is when the witness adds extraneous storytelling or commentary rather than answering a direct question. Outside the Scope concerns questions beyond what’s permissible in the current stage of the trial, not the redundancy of re-asking a settled matter.

The main idea is to prevent redundant questioning. An objection of Asked and Answered is raised when a witness is asked the same matter that has already been answered, even if the question is put in different words. Repeating the issue in another form doesn't change the substance; it just tries to reopen or prolong the examination and can mislead jurors by prompting the same testimony again or inviting a different answer.

In this scenario, the attorney has already elicited an answer to a question about a particular matter, and then re-asks essentially the same thing in a new phrasing. That fits the Asked and Answered objection because the core testimony is not new; it’s the same point being brought up again.

The other options don’t fit this situation. A Leading Question would be one that suggests the answer within the question itself, which isn’t the issue here. Narrating is when the witness adds extraneous storytelling or commentary rather than answering a direct question. Outside the Scope concerns questions beyond what’s permissible in the current stage of the trial, not the redundancy of re-asking a settled matter.