101: Listen and Learn -- Present Sense Impression vs. State of Mind

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we have another episode as part of our "Listen and Learn" series. This one covers two hearsay exceptions –- specifically, present sense impression and state of mind.

In this episode, we discuss:

• An overview of hearsay and hearsay exceptions
• When to apply the present sense impression and the state of mind exceptions
• Going through several examples from Evidence essays involving hearsay
• The importance of considering each statement the declarant makes
• A reminder to check out any distinctions from the federal rules of hearsay exceptions in states that do not administer the UBE

Resources:

• Brainy Bar Bank – UBE (MEE + MPT) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank-ube-mee-mpt)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2012 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/CBXFeb2012_SelectedAnswers_R.pdf)
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2009 (https://nwculaw.edu/pdf/bar/July%202009%20Essays%20and%20Sample%20Answers.pdf)
• Examples & Explanations for Evidence, by Arthur Best (https://www.amazon.com/Examples-Explanations-Evidence-Arthur-Best/dp/1543807658/ref=sr_1_1?crid=259MHLEM346D7&dchild=1&keywords=evidence+examples+%26+explanations&qid=1597153893&sprefix=evidence+examples+%26%2Caps%2C264&sr=8-1)
• Podcast Episode 79: Tackling an MEE Criminal Law/Procedure and Evidence Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-79-tackling-an-mee-criminal-law-procedure-and-evidence-essay/)
• Podcast Episode 87: Listen and Learn -- Homicide (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-87-listen-and-learn-homicide/)
• Podcast Episode 88: Listen and Learn – Negligence Per Se (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-88-listen-and-learn-negligence-per-se/)
• Podcast Episode 89: Listen and Learn – What Is Hearsay? (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-89-listen-and-learn-what-is-hearsay/)
• Podcast Episode 91: Listen and Learn – Logical and Legal Relevance (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-91-listen-and-learn-logical-and-legal-relevance/)
• Podcast Episode 92: Listen and Learn – Subject Matter Jurisdiction (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-92-listen-and-learn-subject-matter-jurisdiction/)
• Podcast Episode 93: Listen and Learn – Constructive Eviction (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-93-listen-and-learn-constructive-eviction/)
• Podcast Episode 95: Listen and Learn – Promissory Estoppel (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-95-listen-and-learn-promissory-estoppel/)
• Podcast Episode 97: Listen and Learn – The Reasonable Person Standard (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-97-listen-and-learn-the-reasonable-person-standard/)
• Podcast Episode 98: Listen and Learn – The “Battle of the Forms” Under  UCC 2-207 (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-98-listen-and-learn-the-battle-of-the-forms-under-ucc-2-207/)
• Tackling MBE Hearsay Questions (https://barexamtoolbox.com/tackling-mbe-hearsay-questions/)
• Why You Should Take Evidence During Law School and Why It’ll Be Important to Your Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/why-you-should-take-evidence-during-law-school-and-why-itll-be-important-to-your-bar-study/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-101-listen-and-learn-present-sense-impression-vs-state-of-mind/)

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Alison & Lee