Language Interpreting & Translation, and Excited Utterances in a Foreign Language
The majority of out-of-court statements made by another person are hearsay and therefore inadmissible as evidence. However, numerous exceptions to the hearsay rule exist. One of these exceptions is the Excited Utterance.
An excited utterance is an out-of-court statement relating to a startling event, made while under the stress of the excitement from the event or before the declarant has time to reflect upon the event. (F.R.E. 803(2).
