An ______________ is a statement relating to a startling event or condition made while the declarant was under the stress of excitement caused by the event or condition.

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An excited utterance is made during the stress of excitement caused by an event or condition, and is admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule in court. Statements to physicians and dying declarations have their own separate exceptions, while confessions are not necessarily made under the stress of excitement.

An ______________ Is a Statement Relating to a Startling Event