Alpha was found in the street bleeding from his head. After his wounds were treated, he went to the police station, where he told Officer Beta, “I’m feeling a bit woozy right now, but I do know for a fact that it was Defendant that hit me for no good reason.” Alpha died before Defendant’s criminal trial for assault and battery. Officer Beta repeated his statement on the stand, and defense counsel objected. The objection should be:

Plaintiff was injured in a boating accident by Defendant and believes that Defendant was drunk while operating the boat. Plaintiff calls Alpha to the stand. Alpha testifies that she saw Defendant on a pier before he entered his boat and she stated, “Look at that guy. He’s so drunk he can’t even stand up.” Alpha’s testimony concerning her remark to her friend is:

Plaintiff was injured in a car accident and sued. In support of her claim for damages for injuries, Plaintiff’s attorney sought to introduce evidence of Plaintiff’s testimony made to her boyfriend several days after the accident that “I must have injured my back because it hurts so much.” The judge ruled the testimony:

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:

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:

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: