§ 1240

Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

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.

Other sections in Article 4 - Spontaneous, Contemporaneous, and Dying Declarations

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