GroundRules
EVID § 1240
Where this section sits in the code
- Evidence Code - EVID
- DIVISION 10. HEARSAY EVIDENCE [1200. - 1390.]
- CHAPTER 2. Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule [1220. - 1390.]
- ARTICLE 4. Spontaneous, Contemporaneous, and Dying Declarations [1240. - 1242.]
Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement:
(a) Purports to narrate, describe, or explain an act, condition, or event perceived by the declarant; and
(b) Was made spontaneously while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by such perception.
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