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Plaintiff fell down an escalator at a store and sued Defendant, the owner of the store, in negligence. Plaintiff calls his wife to the stand to testify that she asked him to go see a movie the day after the accident, and he stated, “I can’t. My head hurts too much.” Defense counsel objects. The evidence is:

Defendant is charged with the assault of Victim. In its case in chief, the prosecution offers testimony that two months prior to the assault, Victim had testified against Defendant in an unrelated case. The testimony should be:

Plaintiff is suing Defendant New York City for her injuries when she was hit by a car. Plaintiff claims that a traffic light in New York City stopped working, which caused a car to hit her. Plaintiff testified that before she was hit, Bystander had shouted, “Look out, the traffic light isn’t working!” Bystander died before the trial. Defendant offers the testimony of Alpha that Bystander told her that the traffic light was working. Alpha’s testimony is:

Defendant got into an accident, and the police claimed he was driving at an excessive rate of speed. At his prosecution for reckless driving, the prosecution calls Alpha, who will testify that Defendant’s car passed her car one minute before the accident. Alpha will also testify that she was driving 65 miles per hour and that Defendant was driving at least 75 miles per hour when he passed her. Alpha’s testimony should be:

Defendant is accused of murdering her husband because her husband was going to report her involvement in a bank robbery to the police. Alpha overheard a conversation between Defendant and an unknown person in which unknown person stated, “You better solve that problem you have with your husband in a permanent way.” Alpha testifies to this conversation at trial, and defense counsel objects. The judge should:

Alpha and Beta are roommates. One day when Alpha came home from work, Beta said, “Our neighbor is so strange. Today I saw him walking around wearing a blonde wig.” One month later, Alpha heard about a series of rapes that occurred by a man wearing a blonde wig. Alpha reported it to the police, who arrested the neighbor. At the neighbor’s trial for rape, Alpha testifies as to Beta’s statement, because Beta has since died. Defense counsel objects. The objection should be:

Defendant is accused of criminal embezzlement. Alpha, a co-worker of Defendant, informed Beta, her boss, of Defendant’s embezzlement. At trial, Alpha denies informing Beta of the embezzlement. Beta takes the stand for the prosecution and testifies that Alpha told him, “You better watch Defendant, as he is skimming money from the company.” Defense counsel objects. The court should:

Plaintiff was injured in a construction accident and brought suit. Plaintiff was the first witness, and she described how the accident occurred. Plaintiff’s expert was her second witness. Plaintiff’s counsel asked the expert if she heard plaintiff’s testimony. Plaintiff stated that she had. Plaintiff’s counsel then asked, “Assuming what Plaintiff said was true, can you form an opinion regarding the cause of this accident?” Defense counsel objected. The court should find the expert’s testimony is:

In a criminal trial, Defendant is charged with assault and battery. Defendant testified that he was home watching a movie at the time of the alleged assault. On cross-examination, the prosecutor may in good faith ask whether Defendant was ever:

Worker suffered a head injury while working on a construction project. His boss told him to drive home. While driving home, Worker lost consciousness and hit Plaintiff with his car. When the boss learned of the accident, she called Plaintiff and stated, “I will pay your medical expenses. I really should not have let Worker drive home after that head injury.” The statement that he should not have let Worker drive home after the head injury is: