Assignment task: All the short answer questions are based on the following trial:
Defendant Jason Kimball is on trial for the murder of his neighbor, Amanda Goodwin. Early in the trial, certain facts were demonstrated by evidence offered without objection: Amanda Goodwin was found dead by her husband, Ricky Goodwin, when he got home from work at approximately 6pm on August 5th. Medical evidence showed she had been killed with a blow to her head with a blunt object.
The prosecution proposes to call as a witness defendant's wife Norma. She would testify that one night, approximately 2 weeks before Amanda was killed, Jason had said to her "Norma, if I do anything terrible, I hope you can forgive me." In addition, Norma wants to testify that on August 5th, Ricky came home from work agitated and "freaked out" and refused to talk to her.
Question:
In 1-2 paragraphs, discuss the admissibility of Norma's testimony