Present Sense Impression - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition present-sense-impression

present sense impression

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: an out-of-court statement that describes or explains an event or condition and that was made during or immediately after the time the event or condition was perceived
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: an exception to the hearsay rule allowing such a statement to be entered as evidence that what was asserted in the statement is true NOTE: Present sense impressions are excepted from the hearsay rule because the immediacy of the response is considered to render the statement trustworthy. “Look out, he's got a gun,” might be considered admissible as a present sense impression.