The prosecution is attempting to introduce Marty’s threat to commit the crime as circumstantial evidence that Marty did commit the crime. According to State v. Dukette, the weight given to this evidence depends on all of the following, except:
a. The nature and the context of the threat
b. The length of time between the threat and the criminal act
c. Whether the threat was written or verbal
d. Whether witnesses can testify to the threat
c. Whether the threat was written or verbal
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