Dаle is chаrged with аssault in Califоrnia Superiоr Cоurt for a fight between him and Val in the parking lot after a sporting event. Both Val and Dale were taken to the hospital for injuries related to the incident. While police were assessing Val’s injuries and securing the scene Val shouted “Dale attacked me first!” Later that evening, at the hospital, Val gave a statement to a detective describing the incident in detail, again stating that Dale was the aggressor. The detective conducted the interview as part of an ongoing investigation. Val later died from unrelated causes before trial. At trial, the prosecution offers [1] the police report containing Val’s statement at the scene and [2] the testimony of the detective who took Val’s statement at the hospital. The prosecution also offers: [3] a hospital report prepared shortly after the incident describing Dale’s injuries and stating that “Patient reports injury on hand was caused by hitting bystander multiple times while intoxicated.” The treating doctor is unavailable. Dale calls [4] Walter, Val’s ex boyfriend, to testify that in his opinion “Val is a violent person and he saw her start fights almost every time they went out over the two years they were dating.” Discuss all evidentiary issues raised by the items at [1] through [4] above. Answer according to the California Evidence Code.