If the Content of a Statement Relates to a Startling

question 22

Multiple Choice

If the content of a statement relates to a startling event or condition, and the statement was made while the declarant was under the stress cause by the event or condition, then this statement is admissible whether or not the declarant is available as a witness.

• A) excited utterance exception
• B) recorded recollection
• C) "silent hound" exception
• D) forgetful declarant

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Definitions:

Appeasement

A diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding conflict by making concessions to another nation.

U.S. Air Forces

The aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces, responsible for conducting air operations in defense of the country and its interests.

Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

An agreement signed in 1939 between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, promising not to engage in military action against each other, which was broken when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.