While police officer Alpha was on duty, a woman ran up to hi…

While police officer Alpha was on duty, a woman ran up to him and exclaimed, “Please arrest Defendant – he just punched me and tried to take my purse!” Alpha arrested Defendant but could not locate the woman after the arrest. At Defendant’s trial for robbery, Alpha repeats what the woman told him. The evidence is:

Plaintiff’s home is right next to a golf driving range. One…

Plaintiff’s home is right next to a golf driving range. One day, while in his back yard, Plaintiff was hit in the head by a golf ball from the driving range. Plaintiff sued the defendant for negligence. A few days later, Plaintiff received a letter from Defendant offering him free admission to the golf driving range for life if he drops the suit. If Plaintiff testifies about the offer, the testimony should be:

Alpha was walking through a parking lot of a department stor…

Alpha was walking through a parking lot of a department store when she saw a hit and run accident where Defendant hit Plaintiff with her car. She gave a detailed description of the car and driver to the department store’s security officer. In a civil suit by Plaintiff against Defendant Plaintiff offers into evidence the security officer’s report containing Alpha’s description of the driver. Defendant objects. The court should find the report:

Defendant is on trial for the murder of her husband. She is…

Defendant is on trial for the murder of her husband. She is accused of shooting him, but she claims he committed suicide. Defendant called Alpha, an operator for a suicide-prevention clinic, to testify that Defendant’s husband had called the clinic on more than one occasion threatening to “end it all.” The judge should rule the testimony:

Plaintiff was injured in a car accident and brought suit. Sh…

Plaintiff was injured in a car accident and brought suit. She hired an economist, Alpha, to testify on her behalf. Alpha testifies that she reviewed Plaintiff’s medical expenses, lost earnings, and rehabilitation expenses. She also consulted tables for life expectancy rates. Plaintiff’s counsel then asks Alpha to calculate the total monetary loss sustained by Plaintiff. Defense counsel objects. The court should find Alpha’s testimony is:

Defendant began to sell drugs in a neighborhood of his town….

Defendant began to sell drugs in a neighborhood of his town. Defendant’s friend, Alpha, told him, “You should stop selling drugs in that neighborhood. That’s Beta’s drug turf, and Beta killed the last person who sold drugs in his neighborhood.” The next day, Defendant saw Beta, and, fearing for his life, killed Beta. At his trial for murder, Defendant wants to testify as to Alpha’s statement in order to prove that Beta once killed a rival drug dealer who sold drugs on his turf. The prosecutor objects. The testimony is: