Editing Res gestae (section)

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'''''Res gestae''''' ([[Latin]]: "things done") is a term found in substantive and procedural [[Law of the United States|American jurisprudence]] and [[English law]]. In American substantive law, it refers to the period of a felony from start-to-end. 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.