Three days after Alpha and Defendant robbed a bank, Defendan…

Three days after Alpha and Defendant robbed a bank, Defendant saw Alpha exit a car with a uniformed police officer inside. Alpha walked up to Defendant and stated, “Wow, I still cannot believe we robbed that bank!” Defendant said nothing. Defendant is charged with bank robbery, and Alpha will testify for the prosecution in return for a reduction of his sentence. At trial, Alpha testifies to the interaction, and defense counsel objects. The objection should be:

Plaintiff is the editor of a newspaper. Defendant posted an…

Plaintiff is the editor of a newspaper. Defendant posted an essay on a website that stated Plaintiff was “an unethical cheat” because Plaintiff wrote editorials for the paper without disclosing his financial interest in the subject matter of the editorial. Plaintiff sued Defendant for defamation and Defendant defended on the grounds of truth. After Plaintiff testified that he was not an unethical cheat, Defendant called Alpha as a witness. Alpha testified that Plaintiff accepted a bribe to write a positive editorial. Plaintiff’s lawyer objects. The testimony should be:

Plaintiff was injured in a golf cart accident on Defendant’s…

Plaintiff was injured in a golf cart accident on Defendant’s golf course. He has now filed an action against Defendant, seeking to recover damages for his personal injuries. Defendant has answered the complaint with a general denial of negligence as well as of personal injuries. Immediately after the accident, Plaintiff was examined and treated by Dr. Alpha. Dr. Alpha made an affidavit stating that he had examined Plaintiff the day after the accident and found Plaintiff to be suffering from a back injury. Dr. Alpha is now dead. Plaintiff’s counsel seeks to introduce the affidavit. The judge should rule the affidavit:

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: