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803(1): Present Sense Impression

Rule 803. Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Regardless of Whether the 
Declarant Is Available as a Witness. The following are not excluded by the rule against hearsay, regardless of whether the declarant is available as a witness...

(1) Present Sense Impression. A statement describing or explaining an event or 
condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.