During a negligence trial, a coworker testifies that, seconds after slipping on a wet floor, the plaintiff exclaimed, "I feel dizzy and extremely anxious-I think I am going to faint!" The plaintiff offers the coworker's testimony to prove the plaintiff's condition immediately after the fall. If the defense objects that the testimony is hearsay, which of the following best justifies admitting the statement?
It is an excited utterance.
It is a statement of the declarant's then-existing emotional or physical condition.
It is a statement against interest.
It was made for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment.
The plaintiff's out-of-court declaration describes her then-existing physical and emotional condition (Rule 803(3)), so the coworker's testimony is admissible for that purpose. Although the statement was excited and contemporaneous, the "excited utterance" and "present sense impression" exceptions are not the best fit because the proponent seeks to prove the declarant's condition, not the event itself. The statement is not against the declarant's interest, and it was not made to medical personnel for diagnosis or treatment.
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