This article is for the legal term 'Res Gestae'. For the article on the record of the accomplishments of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, see the article for Res Gestae Divi Augusti.

Res gestae (a Latin phrase meaning "things done") is an exception to the rule against Hearsay evidence. Evidence which can be admitted into evidence as Res gestae fall into three headings:

• Words or phrases which either form part of, or explain a physical act,
• Exclamations which are so spontaneous as to belie concoction, and
• Statements which are evidence as to someone's state of mind.

Res gestae is also used to refer to those facts or things done which form the basis or gravamen for a legal action.

Hearsay | Latin legal phrases