Cal. Evidence Code § 1240 : California Evidence Code — Hearsay Evidence — Exceptions To The Hearsay Rule — Spontaneous, Contemporaneous, And Dying Declarations — Present sense impressions; excited utterances

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

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.

Ca. Evid. Code § 1240