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A person is accused of murder. During the trial, the prosecution wants to introduce a statement made by…

As stated, the deceased's conditional accusation expresses suspicion without identifying circumstances of the transaction that caused her death. Pakala excludes general fear…

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A person is accused of murder. During the trial, the prosecution wants to introduce a statement made by the deceased to her friend the day before her death, saying, "If anything happens to me, know that it was X." Which of the following best describes the evidentiary status of this statement?

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As stated, the deceased's conditional accusation expresses suspicion without identifying circumstances of the transaction that caused her death. Pakala excludes general fear or suspicion lacking that connection, so the statement does not qualify merely because it was made the day before death. A connected statement can qualify without expectation of death or recording by a magistrate, but those rules do not supply the missing connection here.

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