"We strenuously object, and ask to confer with you before you rule on this objection."
"The objection has been overruled."
"Move to reconsider."
"...Objection, overruled, we strenuously object. Oh ok! If it is strenuously then it will be reconsidered."
That exchange is from the film A Few Good Men, and it says a lot about how American lawyers argue in court: constant interruptions, loud objections, dramatic back and forth with the judge. If you have watched a few American courtroom dramas, you probably expect Spanish trials to look the same. They do not.
In Spain, lawyers can and do object during a hearing, but only in specific situations, mainly when a piece of evidence is being rejected and the lawyer needs the objection on record so it can be reviewed later. It is a formal, narrow tool, not a running commentary on the other side's questions.
Judges here sometimes have to remind lawyers, especially those used to a different system, that shouting "objection" every time the other side asks an uncomfortable question is not how it works in a Spanish courtroom. If you end up as a party or a witness in Spanish proceedings, do not expect the drama you have seen on screen. It is quieter, more procedural, and the objections that do happen serve a specific legal purpose rather than a theatrical one.
