Existing Mental, Emotional, Physical Condition

Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition is a hearsay exception that allows the admission of statements that describe the declarant's then-existing state of mind, feeling, sensation, or bodily health. This exception is based on the belief that such statements are reliable because they are made in the moment and are unlikely to be fabricated.

IRI: http://lmss.sali.org/R7XyscaXi5Cnm09a2Eu2TyI
Branch: Objectives
Source: Fed. R. Evid. 803(3)

Also known as

Present State of Mind or Body, Then-Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition

Ancestry path

Objectives Litigation Objectives Evidentiary Objectives Testimonial Objectives Hearsay Avoidance Objectives Hearsay Exception Objectives State of Mind or Body Objectives

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