Res gestae
An action or event which forms part of the person being present at the event
Is associated by time place and circumstance
Cinci case
Oban rape case
Did not satisfy res gestae as did not form part of the event
He raped me
O’Shea
Widened the scope of res gestae
Something said in the vicinity
Woman said that’s my man down there
De resenti
A statement made after the event cannot be admitted on its own as evidence