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contemporaneous-objection rule

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A quick definition of contemporaneous-objection rule:

The contemporaneous-objection rule is a legal principle that says if someone wants to challenge the admissibility of evidence in court, they must object to it at the time it is presented. This objection must be made formally on the record and as soon as possible. By doing this, the judge has a chance to correct any mistakes and the issue can be reviewed on appeal.

A more thorough explanation:

The contemporaneous-objection rule is a legal doctrine that requires a timely and proper objection to be made during a trial for the issue of admissibility to be considered on appeal. This means that if a party wants to challenge the admissibility of evidence presented during a trial, they must object to it at the time it is presented.

An objection is considered timely if it is made as soon as possible after the evidence is presented. It is also considered proper if it is made formally on the record. These requirements give the trial court a chance to correct any errors and preserve the issue for appeal.

For example, if a lawyer believes that a piece of evidence is irrelevant or unfairly prejudicial, they must object to it when it is presented in court. If they fail to do so, they may not be able to challenge its admissibility on appeal.

Another example is if a witness is asked a question that is objectionable, such as one that calls for hearsay evidence. The lawyer must object to the question at the time it is asked in order to preserve the issue for appeal.

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That makes sense. Was looking into Cornell clerking stats https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/careers/judicial-clerkships/
U kno even tho their circuit numbers don't compare to other schools, those #s are better than expected tbh
40-50 fed clerks is pretty cool
texaslawhopefully
20:29
That’s fair. Chicago though: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/clerkships
That's sweet. Again tho, unclear with Fedsoc tho. But u sounded like ur willing to go Fedsoc so ur set
lilypadfrog
20:31
yeah Tex is a fedsoc guy iirc
lilypadfrog
20:31
Is it really like no clerkship benefit at Chicago if you’re not conservative?
lilypadfrog
20:31
that seems crazy #tome
texaslawhopefully
20:32
No, at least from the two people I know there that’s false. I think it’s just something like Chicago for conservatives is on par with S whereas for liberals it’s below HYS but above CCNP
texaslawhopefully
20:32
I mean I think even the student body there only like 15 percent is part of fedsoc
It's more just not a good # for people who aren't willing to clerk conservative. I'm sure they place liberal clerks at an above average rate for a t-6 though. Maybe higher (not entirely sure)
texaslawhopefully
20:34
Page 14 has ideological splits by school: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/msen/files/law-prof-ideology.pdf
texaslawhopefully
20:35
Chicago/UVA are more to the right but not by an exceedingly large difference
lilypadfrog
20:36
I feel like UVA doesn’t have that reputation the way Chicago does. That’s interesting. Thanks tex
yeah I've heard about uva being conservative
siroracle
20:48
Yeah it’s only 75 percent lib that’s pretty terrifying
Dkk
20:53
lmfao
20:59
@siroracle: funny cause true
@siroracle: don't you have a bridge to be under?
shouldn't you be collecting tolls
21:00
trolololol
atwatodbit
21:04
anyone know much about mich clerking
atwatodbit
21:05
ive tried to learn more about it but its hard to cut through stuff. numbers wise they look good?
21:06
this website is a good research tool for outcomes: https://app.lawhub.org/schools
atwatodbit
21:06
@llama: thanks!
21:06
yah
Dkk
21:10
Anyone else read the Antioch shooters manifesto today. Pretty crazy stuff.
21:14
sad
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