In answer to a question, a college-aged witness stated, "The woman appeared to be intoxicated." This is:
A) admissible as opinion evidence because a description of an intoxicated person covers situations where lay witnesses may be able to offer an opinion.
B) inadmissible because it is pure opinion evidence and a college-aged individual does not have a basis on which to form an opinion concerning the level of intoxication of a person.
C) admissible only if the college-aged witness is an expert witness, but not if he or she is a non-expert witness.
D) incompetent because the condition of the man could be easily described by the college-aged student by relating actual facts and omitting any opinion.
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