What are the three requirements for the state of mind exception to the hearsay rule?
What will be an ideal response?
1) The statement must relate to the declarant's condition of mind or emotion existing at the time he or she made the statement.
2) The statement cannot be one of memory or belief used to prove a fact remembered or believed.
3) The statement must have been made under circumstances indicating apparent sincerity.
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A. Richard Clark. B. George Bush. C. Senator Lieberman. D. Andrew Card.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The leading supplier of white powder heroin to the U.S. in the late 1990s was:
a. Myanmar (formerly Burma)
b. Maui
c. Costa Rica
d. Colombia
A batch of letter sized airmail envelopes from a county well known as a source of narcotics, that were bulky and much heavier than ordinary airmail letters, are stopped at the Post Office in New York. A U.S. Customs Inspector opens the letters and finds heroin. No search warrant was sought. Would this be considered an illegal search and seizure?
a. Yes, because there was no probable cause to link the envelopes to any specific crime; smuggling or not. b. No, because it constitutes a "border search" and anything crossing the border falls within this exception. c. No, but only because "probable cause" was not articulated nor was a search warrant obtained. d. No, it would only be admissible with a warrant or with consent, regardless of the border issue, since itinvolved the U.S. Mail.