33. The witness's testimony is

D is correct. The defendant, by not correcting the witness, by accepting the introduction, and by shaking hands with the witness, manifested an agreement with the seller's statement that the defendant was the seller's «partner in this.» These actions will suffice for a finding that the defendant adopted the seller's statement, and the seller's statement that the defendant was his partner will be admissible as an adopted admission by a party-opponent. The defendant does not need to verbally acknowledge the statement; the mere acceptance and some action on the part of the defendant will act as an adoption of the statement.

A is incorrect. Although the seller was not authorized to speak for the defendant, the statement is still admissible as an admission by a party-opponent because the defendant manifested an adoption or belief in the statement's truth.

B is incorrect. Admissions and adoptive admissions are specifically excluded from the definition of hearsay.

C is incorrect. The admission is not hearsay needing that exception. In addition, the defendant was not the declarant of the statement. He did, however, manifest a belief in the truth of the seller's statement, making it admissible as an adoptive admission.