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A teenager shot and killed a man she said tried to attack her as she was walking home from an all night market. The teenager, 18 years old and 6 feet 3 inches tall, said a very short man placed a knife against her throat and unzipped her dress as she was walking down the street. She pulled a gun from her purse and shot him. The man died of a chest wound. Police said the man, who was 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighed 130 pounds, was an ex-felon, twice convicted of attempted rape. The teenager is charged with the murder of the man, as a result of the above described incident. At trial, the teenager wishes to offer evidence of the fact that the man was previously convicted of attempted rape. The evidence would be

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  1. admissible, because it proves the man's disposition to commit rape.
  2. admissible, because the victim's prior convictions would be relevant on the issue of the defendant's self-defense.
  3. inadmissible, because the evidence is being used to prove propensity.
  4. inadmissible, because it violates the Dead Man's Statute.

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