Pops, owner of a street corner candy store, heard several gunshots and rushed out in the street. He found Velma lying on the sidewalk, bleeding profusely. She gasped to Pops, "I'm going to die. Danny Deft shot me." Velma lapsed into unconsciousness and died on the way to the hospital without uttering another word. Danny Deft was arrested and charged with the murder of Velma. At Deft's trial, the prosecution seeks to have Pops testify as to Velma's statement. Such testimony should be ruled:
A. Inadmissible, because it is more prejudicial than probative.
B. Inadmissible, because it is hearsay not within any recognized exception to the hearsay rule.
C. Admissible, as a declaration made in belief of impending death.
D. Admissible, as an excited utterance.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
C