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A plaintiff sued a defendant for injuries that the plaintiff suffered when he was struck by the defendant's car. At trial, the plaintiff testified that he was walking across the street inside a crosswalk at the time the defendant's car hit him. This action takes place in a jurisdiction that has a statute in effect requiring all motorists to stop and permit pedestrians to cross streets at designated crosswalks. The defendant contended that the plaintiff ran into the street outside the crosswalk. Furthermore, the defendant testified that he immediately applied his brakes when he saw the plaintiff dart into the street, but couldn't stop his car in time to avoid hitting him. In support of the defendant's testimony, the defendant calls a neighbor to testify that she has observed the plaintiff frequently during the years that she has lived on that street, and that the plaintiff "always crosses the street outside the crosswalk. "The neighbor's testimony is likely to be

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law

options

  1. admitted, because it tends to show that the plaintiff was careless.
  2. excluded, because it is based on the neighbor's personal opinion.
  3. admitted, because it supports the defendant's version of events.
  4. excluded, because her testimony is impermissible evidence of character to show defendant's plaintiff's conduct on a particular occasion.
  5. admitted, because it challenges the plaintiff's credibility.
  6. excluded, because the neighbor's testimony is hearsay.
  7. admitted, because it is probative of the plaintiff's habit of crossing the street outside the crosswalk.
  8. excluded, because it is irrelevant to the specific incident.
  9. admitted, because it provides context to the plaintiff's behavior.

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962
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