▁into ▁evidence ▁as ▁res ▁gest ae ▁fall ▁into ▁three ▁head ings : ▁▁ ▁W ords ▁or ▁phr ases ▁that ▁either ▁form ▁part ▁of , ▁or ▁explain , ▁a ▁physical ▁act , ▁ ▁Ex clam ations ▁that ▁are ▁so ▁sp ont aneous ▁as ▁to ▁bel ie ▁con co ction , ▁and ▁ ▁Stat ements ▁that ▁are ▁evidence ▁of ▁someone ' s ▁state ▁of ▁mind . ▁ ▁The ▁Pres ent ▁S ense ▁Im pression , ▁Ex c ited ▁Ut ter ance , ▁and ▁Then - Ex isting ▁M ental , ▁Em ot ional , ▁or ▁Phys ical ▁Cond ition ▁he ars ay ▁exceptions ▁now ▁cover ▁many ▁situations , ▁under ▁the ▁federal ▁rules ▁of ▁evidence , ▁that ▁would ▁formerly ▁have ▁been ▁considered ▁res ▁gest ae . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁juris dict ions ▁the ▁res ▁gest ae ▁exception ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁admit ▁police ▁sketch es . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁scenario ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁types ▁one ▁and ▁two : ▁ ▁Im agine ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁( the ▁witness ) ▁standing ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁a ▁main ▁road . ▁She ▁sees ▁some ▁comm otion ▁across ▁the ▁street . ▁On ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁her ▁she ▁sees ▁an ▁old ▁man ▁and ▁he ars ▁him ▁shout ▁" The ▁bank ▁is ▁being ▁ro bb ed ! ", ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁runs ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁and ▁away ▁down ▁the ▁street . ▁The ▁old ▁man ▁is ▁never ▁found ▁( and ▁so ▁cannot ▁appear ▁in ▁court ▁to ▁repeat ▁what ▁he ▁said ), ▁but ▁the ▁woman ▁repe ats