CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Court Control of Proceedings
......Objections
.........Compound
4 Cards On This Topic:

Questioning properly cut off on direct which was compound (omnibus) and called for party/witness to recall entire testimony of other party in order to separate out correct and incorrect statements.

Compound questions are objectionable. Court does not know which question witness answered.

Compound or duplicitous questions are objectionable, especially where portion of question seeks inadmissible evidence.

Compound question held not prejudicial where review of transcript showed expert not misled by it.