California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, B288595 (Cal. App. 2019):
"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." (Evid. Code, 1240.) This exception to the hearsay rule is referred to as the spontaneous declaration or excited utterance exception. (People v. Mota (1981) 115 Cal.App.3d 227, 234.)
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