Defendant is charged with assault and battery and pleads sel…

Defendant is charged with assault and battery and pleads self-defense. Defendant’s first witness is Alpha, who testifies that he lives next door to Defendant and that Defendant is a peaceful man. On cross-examination of Alpha, the prosecution asks if Alpha has heard that Defendant has beaten up two of his neighbors. The trial judge should rule the question:

Defendant owns a limousine service. One of his employees, Al…

Defendant owns a limousine service. One of his employees, Alpha, came into the office and stated, “Your driver Beta got into in accident this morning.” Defendant responded, “It’s probably because he was high on cocaine yet again.” Upon investigation, it turns out that Beta was not on cocaine, or any other drug, at the time of the accident. The victim of Beta’s accident sued Defendant and called Alpha to testify as to Defendant’s statement. Beta’s testimony is: