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res gestae Definition

res ges·tae (jestē, -tā, -tī′)

Law facts that are so closely connected with the occurrence in question as to be considered a part of it, and are thus admissible as evidence

Etymology: L, lit., things done, deeds

res gestae Law Definition

n

Latin

Things done. Either the events at issue or other things, such as utterances, that are contemporaneous with the res gestae; spontaneous statements or exclamations made by the participants, perpetrators, victims, or onlookers at or immediately following the event, be it criminal or the subject of litigation. As present-sense impressions, they are excluded from the hearsay rule. See excited utterance.

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