I Object!

It’s a favorite moment in tele­vi­sion shows and movies about legal pro­ceed­ings. Ten­sion builds , tem­pers flare and (usu­ally after some raised voices) our pro­tag­o­nist legal coun­sel leaps to his or her feet and screams, “I object!” Whether it’s Daniel Kaf­fee in “A Few Good Men” or Vin­cent Gam­bini in “My Cousin Vinny,” the moment where that objec­tion is raised is often a cli­max in the storyline.