Does the spontaneous statement exception to the hearsay rule require the declarant to testify at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. John Paul Nelson, D057195, D057198, No. BAF003133 (Cal. App. 2010):
10. The spontaneous statement exception to the hearsay rule does not require a showing that the declarant is unavailable to testify at trial. (People v. Anthony O. (1992) 5 Cal.App.4th 428, 436.)
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