Federal Rule of Evidence 803(1) and comparable State rules create a hearsay exception for a statement setting forth the declarant's perception of an event or condition at the time the declarant makes the statement or immediately thereafter.

Contributed in February 2009 & last edited in October 2009 by Peter Tillers
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