Walthour v. State

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• to be admissible under the res gestae exception, the declarant’s statement must be the result of a spontaneous reaction, and not the result of reflective thought processes
• to be admissible under the res gestae exception, the declarant's statement must be the result of a spontaneous reaction, and not the result of reflective thought processes
• statement admissible as res gestae where event precipitating the statement is “sufficiently startling to render inoperative the declarant’s normal reflective thought processes” during time interval between the precipitating event and the declaration
• clearly erroneous standard applicable to trial court’s decision to admit hearsay evidence

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