Res gestae
Start-to-end period of a felony / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Res gestae (Latin: "things done") is a term found in substantive and procedural American jurisprudence and English law. In American substantive law, it refers to the start-to-end period of a felony. In American procedural law, it refers to a former exception to the hearsay rule for statements made spontaneously or as part of an act. The English and Canadian version of res gestae is similar, but is still recognized as a traditional exception to the hearsay rule.
This article is about the legal term. For the autobiography of the Roman emperor Augustus, see Res Gestae Divi Augusti. For other works bearing this title, see Res Gestae (disambiguation).
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and the United Kingdom and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (July 2024) |