WA Bar Practice Questions - Washington Bar Examination (NextGen UBE) Exam

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A defendant is charged with burglary. At trial, the prosecution offers testimony that the defendant told a friend, 'I broke into that house last night.' The defendant objects on hearsay grounds. How should the court rule under the Federal Rules of Evidence framework tested on the NextGen exam?

Sustain the objection because the statement is hearsay with no exception Sustain the objection because the statement was not made under oath Overrule the objection because a party's own statement offered against that party is not hearsay (an opposing party's statement) Overrule the objection only if the statement was recorded

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Overrule the objection because a party's own statement offered against that party is not hearsay (an opposing party's statement)

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