QUESTION 2
You are defending an accused in a murder trial in which it is alleged that your client murdered the victim by stabbing him multiple times with a broken beer bottle. Your client admitted to all elements of the crime except for unlawfulness, claiming that he acted in private defence to ward off an imminent attack by the victim. At some point during the state's case, the prosecutor calls to testify a witness who testifies that she was in the tavern when the incident occured, and that she knows the accused likes to drink beer.
You object to the admission of the testimony and the provision of further evidence by the witness on the basis that it is irrelevant. Why do you do this?
A.
All of the above.
B.
A and B above.
C.
Because considering irrelevant evidence will only waste the tax-payer's money.
D.
The admission of irrelevant evidence may confuse legal issues in dispute and then the accused may not know exactly what to defend himself against.
E.
Because considering irrelevant evidence will only waste the court's time.