SPONTANEOUS DECLARATION

spontaneous declaration. Evidence. A statement that is made without time to reflect or fabricate and is related to the circumstances of the perceived occurrence. — Also termed spontaneous statement; spontaneous exclamation; spontaneous utterance. See EXCITED UTTERANCE; PRESENT SENSE IMPRESSION. [Cases: Criminal Law 363; Evidence 20. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 867–870; Evidence §§ 87, 100–101, 103.]