If the person makes a spontaneous utterance, is it admissible in court?

• A. No
• B. Yes
• C. Only if recorded
• D. Only if co-signed by attorney

Answer: (B)

Spontaneous statements made about an event, without prompting and while the declarant is still under the stress of what happened, are admissible as evidence. They’re treated as trustworthy because they occur immediately and aren’t the product of deliberate fabrication or careful phrasing after reflection. This kind of utterance falls under the hearsay rule’s exceptions (often called spontaneous declaration or res gestae/excited utterance), so it can be admitted to prove the matters asserted. There’s no requirement that it be recorded or co-signed by an attorney, so a spontaneous utterance can be admitted simply on its own merits as a statement made in the heat of the moment.