1219

I would sustain the objection. It asks for an opinion of others' mental states, about which the witness cannot have sufficient personal knowledge to make the opinion rational.

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Q. I'll rephrase. Jeffrey, did you ever want to give Santiago a code red?
A. Yes

Q. Why didn't you?
A. Because Dawson would kick my butt, sir.

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