spontaneous declaration
- An unexpected pronouncement that is blurted out without sufficient time to fabricate; it is also known as a spontaneous exclamation or utterance
- The defense objected to the spontaneous declaration made by the witness, arguing it was not reliable.
- Sometimes a spontaneous declaration can be accepted as an exception to the hearsay rule.
- The spontaneous declaration made by the suspect at the scene was later used as evidence in court.
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