| 1. | Declarant's appearance of calmness at time statement lessens admissibility.
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| 2. | Spontaneity of the declarant is a key to admissibility.
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| 3. | Furthermore, evidence of the statement will only be admissible if the declarant is unavailable to testify.
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| 4. | Spontaneity is established by the declarant's demeanor, time lapse, and content of the statement.
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| 5. | The statement is admissible even if the declarant had no basis for knowing the truth of the statement.
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| 6. | "' Declarant "'- A declarant is the individual person making the declaration for the declaring agent.
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| 7. | "' Declarant "'- A declarant is the individual person making the declaration for the declaring agent.
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| 8. | The statement must relate to the circumstances or the cause of the declarant's " own " impending death.
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| 9. | General criticism was directed to the exclusion of a declarant's out-of-court statements where the declarant testified at trial.
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| 10. | General criticism was directed to the exclusion of a declarant's out-of-court statements where the declarant testified at trial.
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