Don Dent was on trial for the murder of Michael Richards. At the trial, Dent put forth the defense of self-defense, claiming that Michael was about to kill him when he shot Michael. To help establish that he was in fear of Michael, Dent called Walter to testify. Walter will testify that he heard Sam Smith say to Dent, "Michael Richards is a mean, vicious killer; he has murdered three people in the past year." Walter's testimony is:
A. Admissible under the state of mind exception to the hearsay rule.
B. Admissible nonhearsay.
C. Inadmissible, because it is hearsay not covered by an exception.
D. Inadmissible, because it does not help establish that Dent acted in self-defense. 
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
B