At trial, in an effort to prove that the defendant suffers from a mental defect, a criminal defense attorney seeks to introduce
evidence that his client told several people that he believed he was the President of the United States. The prosecutor contends that the evidence is inadmissible.Is evidence of the defendant's statement admissible?a. No, because the statement constitutes hearsay. b. No, because the statement does not meet the requirements of the "state of mind" exception to the hearsay rule.
c. Yes, because the statement is being offered as circumstantial evidence of the defendant's state of mind.
d. Yes, because the statement is being introduced by a defense attorney in a criminal trial.
