To fall within the hearsay exception provided by Federal Rule of Evidence 803(3) or a comparable State rule for person's present internal states, it must be shown that declarant had no chance to reflect, fabricate, or misrepresent his thoughts.

Contributed in 2009 by Joannes Vinarao-Pilapil
Last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers
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